Three Rhodesian Air Force Insignia

Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) Pilot Wings (red, white, green, yellow and purple embroidery, on a black wool base, padded, black mesh backer, 48 mm x 120 mm); Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) Navigator (N) Wing (red, yellow and white embroidery, on a black wool base, padded, black mesh backer, 47 mm x 73 mm); and Royal Rhodesian Air Force (RRAF) Cap Badge (fire gilt bronze, 38 mm x 45 mm, both lugs intact). Extremely fine.

Footnote: The Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) was an air force based in Salisbury (now Harare), which represented several entities under various names between 1935 and 1980. It originally served the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia; becoming the air arm of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1953 and December 31, 1963; of Southern Rhodesia once again from January 1, 1964; and of the unrecognized nation of Rhodesia following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain on November 11, 1965. Named the Royal Rhodesian Air Force (RRAF) from 1954, the "Royal" prefix was dropped in 1970 when Rhodesia declared itself a republic, the official abbreviation changed appropriately. When the internationally recognized country of Zimbabwe came into being in 1980, the RhAF became the Air Force of Zimbabwe.