Countries: Canada Canada was a Dominion at the time of the first World War and therefore loyal to the King of England. Therefore Canada was subject to the traditions and leadership of the British military and those Canadians who flew with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service wore the appropriate uniforms and insignia. It was not until 1918 that two all Canadian Squadrons were formed and the 1919 the Canadian Air Force came into existence. The badges for this period were outstanding designs. Unfortunately politics were rife and again the designation was revised to that of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1924.The first wing in the RCAF had the lettering straight across. It only existed a mere five months before the design was revised to have the "C" superimposed over the RAF. This lasted until 1947. Galleries of Wings Royal Canadian Air Force-Pilot's wings Canadian Forces 1969-1982 The Canadian Air Force, 1982 to Current Day Wings from 1914 to 1947 All the wings show here were made in Canada. Name: Royal Flying Corps Date:1914-1918 Name: Royal Air Force 1st Issue 1918 Canadian Made Date:1918 Name: Royal Air force 2nd issue Canadian Made Date:1918-1919 Name: Pilot Date:1919-1924 Name: Pilot Date:1924 Name: Handmade Date:1920s Name: Pilot Date:1925-1926 Name: Pilot Date:1925-1927 Name: Early Date:1930s Name: Pilot Date:1938 Name: Pilot Date:1939-1940 All electronic scans remain the copyright © of Warren Carroll or the specific contributor and cannot be reproduced by either digital, electronic, electrostatic, lithographic, silk-screening or in fabric or metal or by any other means without expressed permission from the originator of the web site or its contributors.