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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen
People often assume that the bird on the badge is an eagle, when it is in fact an albatross
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Commonly/affectionally referred to as 'the sh!tehawk' which is in fact an eagle despite previos opinions it was an albatross.
Read through The RFC/RNAS Handbook 1914-1918 by Peter G. Cooksley and I now quote "One only has to look at an R.A.F. Officers uniform to find evidence that the Royal Air Force's roots lay in both the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service;in addition,brown gloves are an echo of Army tradition,while rings indicating rank on cuffs are reminders of the royal navy.Cap badges,too have a distinctly nautical look and it is still asked whether the bird in the centre represents an eagle or an albatross.That it is the former was made clear by Admiralty Order No.2,dated June 1914,which states that for the centre piece replacing the anchor on officers' caps "The badge of an eagle will be worn by members of the RNAS".
To add to the confusion:
http://historypoints.org/index.php?p...-s-former-home
https://www.aviation.ca/200605022891...ss-controversy
And finally:
http://www.theheraldrysociety.com/pu...e/2005-Sep.pdf