Canada. An Rcaf No. 7 Air Observer School At Portage La Prairie Instructor's Badge, Very Scarce Hold 55 inches) wide

55 inches) wide

62 mm in diameter

500446 Wing Commander Edward John Holden

oxidation evident on the obverse of the NHACSWW

Canada. An Rcaf No. 7 Air Observer School At Portage La Prairie Instructor's Badge, Very Scarce Hold 55 inches) wideCanada; Bronze gilt with blue enamels, maker marked "McKENZIE CLAY WINNIPEG." on the reverse, 50. 7 mm (w) x 49. 8 mm (h), intact lugs and pin, intact enamels, scattered gilt wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: Approximately only five to six of these badges are known to exist, making in very scarce. Air Observers were later called "Navigators". For recruits in this stream, the training path after the Initial Training School was eight weeks at an Air