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39:(propeller and wings) is a military insignia used to identify various aviation-related military units. A stylized propeller and wings insignia was adopted in Germany prior to the outbreak of the First World War for its Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches (Imperial German Flying Corps), redesignated as the
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The prop and wings were also widely used by the French
Aeronautique Militaire. Adopted in 1912 for aviation officers and non-commissioned officers to be worn on an armband, it was often attached, instead, directly on the arm of their tunic or blouse. As worn by officers, it was embroidered in gold
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or silver wire and adorned with sequins on a black or light blue background. Aviation NCO's would have a rendering in red and white or gold silk. Initially worn by both flying and non flying aviation personnel, its wear was limited, in 1915, to flying personnel only.
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