SD, Apprentices', GM, Modified, Ptn 1922

This cap badge was worn by an aircraft apprentice of No. 2 Wing, No. 1 School of Technical Training, RAF Halton, in the 1920s

First Chief of the Air Staff, Lord Trenchard, was convinced of the importance to train RAF personnel to the highest standards to use its increasingly complex technology. RAF Halton became the central base for aircraft apprentice training, opening in 1922.