{"product_id":"ww2-british-royal-air-force-raf-eagle-shoulder-patch","title":"WW2 British Royal Air Force (RAF) Eagle Shoulder Patch - Economy Pattern","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eWorld War II British Royal Air Force (RAF) Eagle Shoulder Patch \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e also commonly referred to as an \"albatross\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 15pt;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThese patches were worn on each shoulder by all enlisted members of the RAF with the rank of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eFlight Sergeant and under\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 15pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey were typically worn in matched pairs, with the bird's head always facing toward the rear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 15pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sleek-node-id=\"wFL9am\"\u003eThis example is a printed pattern, introduced in 1941 as an economy measure during the war\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe photographs are of the actual item and form part of the description. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePlease examine the photographs carefully and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haywards Antiques \u0026 Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56890888159497,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/5437\/0569\/files\/IMG_5626-Photoroom.png?v=1773835470","url":"https:\/\/haywardsantiques.co.uk\/products\/ww2-british-royal-air-force-raf-eagle-shoulder-patch","provider":"Haywards Antiques \u0026 Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}