British 1st & 6th Light Blue Printed Airborne Division Badge set

WW2 British 1st & 6th Printed Airborne Light Blue division badge Set.

Printed Airborne Badges can be seen worn on British Parachute and Glider born soldiers Battle dress in every battle during 1942 to 1945 including Normandy Op Overlord June 1944, and Arnhem Op Market Garden September 1944

Army council Instructions 852 announced that the Pegasus Divisional Badge would be manufactured in a printed form. A number of contracts were issued and the main handler of contracts was the Calico Printers association that oversaw a large selection of fabric manufactures within the UK, The fabric selected was called Drill No2 of a coarse weave and Satin Drill No2 cotton fine weave, both types of fabric are seen on wartime uniforms but the 2 fabrics seem to have ended up with a different colour when worn and washed.

• The finer weaver material sems to hold the dye less and fades to a redder colour.
• The Coarse weave material seems to hold the darker marron colour better. 

We are offering both models for you to choose.

The printed Airborne badges are supplied as originals would have been in matched pairs attached together with a series of fine dots to show where to fold the badge and the outer larger Dash line for the cutting edge. The reverse of the badge reveals the ghosting of the Pegasus.