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Arm badge, Fitter and Mechanic (Ordnance)
Arm badge. Air Fitter or Air Mechanic (Ordnance), 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 O below, indicates a Chief Airman Fitter (Ordnance) (hrp) or Chief Air Fitter (Ordnance) (hrp),
- Crown above the aeroplane and an O below indicates a Chief Petty Officer (Ordnance), or Chief Airman Fitter (Ordnance) or a Chief Airman Fitter (Ordnance) (lrp) or a Chief Air Fitter (Ordnance) (lrp) or an Ordnance Man, 1st class (Ordnance) or Petty Officer Airman fitter (Ordnance) or a Petty Officer Air Fitter (Ordnance).
- Star above the aeroplane, star and the letter O below indicates either an Ordnance Man, 2nd class (Ordnance), Leading Airman Mechanic (Ordnance) or a Leading Air Mechanic (Ordnance).
- Star above the aeroplane and the letter O below the aeroplance indicates an Acting Rating Observer, an Ordnance Man 3rd class (Ordnance) or a Naval Airman Mechanic (Ordnance) or a Naval Air Mechanic (Ordnance).
- A letter O below the aeroplane indicates a Rating Observer (completed preliminary training) or a Naval Air Mechanic Ordnance, 2nd Class.
- Crown above the aeroplane and a star and an O below, indicates a Chief Airman Fitter (Ordnance) (hrp) or Chief Air Fitter (Ordnance) (hrp),
- Crown above the aeroplane and an O below indicates a Chief Petty Officer (Ordnance), or Chief Airman Fitter (Ordnance) or a Chief Airman Fitter (Ordnance) (lrp) or a Chief Air Fitter (Ordnance) (lrp) or an Ordnance Man, 1st class (Ordnance) or Petty Officer Airman fitter (Ordnance) or a Petty Officer Air Fitter (Ordnance).
- Star above the aeroplane, star and the letter O below indicates either an Ordnance Man, 2nd class (Ordnance), Leading Airman Mechanic (Ordnance) or a Leading Air Mechanic (Ordnance).
- Star above the aeroplane and the letter O below the aeroplance indicates an Acting Rating Observer, an Ordnance Man 3rd class (Ordnance) or a Naval Airman Mechanic (Ordnance) or a Naval Air Mechanic (Ordnance).
- A letter O below the aeroplane indicates a Rating Observer (completed preliminary training) or a Naval Air Mechanic Ordnance, 2nd Class.
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Object Details
| ID: | UNI5440 |
|---|---|
| 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 |