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Arm badge, Fitter and Mechanic (Airframe)
Arm badge. Air Fitter or Air Mechanic (Airframe), when matched with a badge with an aeroplane on it. The ranking indicated by the badge is dependent upon the year the badge was worn.
- Crown above the aeroplane and a star and an A below, indicates a Chief Airman Fitter (Airframe) or Chief Air Fitter (Airframes) (hrp),
- Crown above the aeroplane and an A below indicates a Chief Petty Officer Aircraft Mechanic (Airframe), or Chief Airman Fitter (Airframe) (lrp) or a Chief Air Fitter (Airframes) (lrp) or Aircraft Mechanic, 1st class (Airframe) or Petty Officer Air Fitter (Airframe)
- Star above the aeroplane, star and the letter A below indicates either an Aircraft Mechanic 2nd class (Airframe), Leading Airman Mechanic (Airframe) or a Leading Air Mechanic (Airframe).
- Star above the aeroplane and the letter A below the aeroplance indicates an Aircraft Mechanic 3rd class (Airframe) or a Naval Airman Mechanic (Airframe) or a Naval Air Mechanic (Airframe)
- Crown above the aeroplane and a star and an A below, indicates a Chief Airman Fitter (Airframe) or Chief Air Fitter (Airframes) (hrp),
- Crown above the aeroplane and an A below indicates a Chief Petty Officer Aircraft Mechanic (Airframe), or Chief Airman Fitter (Airframe) (lrp) or a Chief Air Fitter (Airframes) (lrp) or Aircraft Mechanic, 1st class (Airframe) or Petty Officer Air Fitter (Airframe)
- Star above the aeroplane, star and the letter A below indicates either an Aircraft Mechanic 2nd class (Airframe), Leading Airman Mechanic (Airframe) or a Leading Air Mechanic (Airframe).
- Star above the aeroplane and the letter A below the aeroplance indicates an Aircraft Mechanic 3rd class (Airframe) or a Naval Airman Mechanic (Airframe) or a Naval Air Mechanic (Airframe)
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Object Details
| ID: | UNI5438 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Uniforms |
| Type: | Arm badge |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Unknown |
| People: | Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset; Ministry of Defence |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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