Great Escape Ives RAF unit?

[rodzd126]

Recently lookin over a box of very old family photos i found one of a relative in an air force uniform, i was wondering what unit he was from, he has the same unit sign on his chest as does Ives from The Great Escape film, im just wondering the name of this unit?

if u need help remembering its kind of like a tire with a wing coming out of it, pretty sure its RAF aswell by his uniform

[vulcan]

if it looks like a tyre, the badge is probably an RAF observer from WW2

[kempie]

The badge is not an indication of a particular unit but rather the trade or role of the airman.

All RAF aircrew wore a brevet; pilots had two wings while other aircrew brevets consisted of a single wing with a laurel wreath at its base enclosing the initials of their role.

In the case of Flying Officer Archibald Ives, his brevet has the letters AG indicating his role as Air Gunner.

http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?Acto rID=10201

http://www.rafweb.org/Badges3A.htm

[vulcan]

this badge was discontinued in 1942 and was superseded by navigator and air gunner badges

[kempie]

The Air Observer badge, although not relevant to the question at hand, was superseded by Navigator and Air Bomber badges.

[vulcan]

Kempie,you're right,sorry,didn't mean to mislead.