WW2 RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Shepard Wolves Flying Squadron patch Calgary

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Up for auction is a rare example of a No. 2 Wireless School "Shepard Wolves" Flying Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force jacket patch insignia in good worn condition. The patch has an iconic Walt Disney inspired wolf in center, similar to many World War Two Air Force design (such as the U.S.A.A.F. and U.S.A.F.) that frequently used Disney and Warner Brothers characters for badge design inspiration. The large patch depicts the wolf as a pilot, with flight helmet, goggles and scarf in wear. The wolf is in the Disney style, with large fangs and drooling tongue visible. The insignia reads "SHEPARD WOLVES-FLYING SQUADRON" in half scroll in black. The front of insignia shows high quality stitching and attention to design, with bright yellow and red, brown, white and black coloration. The insignia has a thick red ring and thin black ring around design, with Mayan blue backing. The insignia has a nice aged patina, with some wear on center/lower right, consisting of two small moth holes and a larger one on the right hand side of the wolf's scarf. The reverse of the insignia is plain white, with famous World War Two insignia company "CREST CRAFT SASKATOON" faintly visible in purple ink. Please see images of original Sea Wolf Advertisement, as well as photos of No. 2 Wireless School Flying Squadron in Shepard Alberta.
A stunning and rare Royal Canadian Air Force insignia that would be the highlight of any insignia collection. This would go well on display in a WW2 Canadian/Commonwealth patch collection, in a U.S.A.A.F. and U.S.A.F. American insignia collection for reference, or in any World War Two Militaria display.
Some History on the No. 2 Wireless School Flying Squadron Shepard Wolves Insignia:
This badge was inspired by the November 1944 issue of American Saturday Evening Post magazine, which included a Walt Disney produced insignia of a "Sea Wolf"- the official Insignia of one Carrier-based squadron of the United States Navy. The image was later used as nose art on R.C.A.F. Aircraft (including two Halifax bombers), No. 149 Squadron Patricia Bay, B.C., and selected by The No. 2 Wireless School at RCAF Shepard, Alberta. Shepard is a former hamlet within the eastern periphery of Calgary, Alberta, later annexed and now part of Calgary.  No. 2 W.S. and No. 2 W.S.F.S. closed on 14 April 1945.
Some History on the No. 2 Wireless School Flying Squadron Shepard, Alberta:
RCAF Station Shepard was originally constructed as a Relief Aircraft Training Field, to be used by No. 3 S.F.T.S. (Currie Barracks) Calgary. The original buildings were constructed for a Skelton staff of RCAF ground crew and mechanics. Two buildings at the entrance #1 were for motor vehicle storage, #2 was a single H-Hut living quarters, #3 power house, #4 was the combined Mess kitchen, Mess dining, and wet canteen with small lounge. #5 a single regular size hangar with control tower on south-east corner. No. 2 Wireless School Flying Squadron returned to No. 3 SFTS (Currie) on 12 May 1941, and air operations training at RCAF Shepard began in July 1941.
The year 1942 saw a number of profound changes in the training schools of the BCATP, including Calgary wireless classroom time instruction. The first fifteen months (16 September 1940 to 1 January 1942) had stressed quantity and now this switched to quality in training, as the wireless operator air gunner had suffered from inadequately training instructors and lack of proper radio equipment. In June, the second part of the BCATP new agreement was signed and the termination date was now extended two years from March 1943 until March 1945. The twenty-six RAF schools operating in Canada were now officially incorporated into the BCATP and many existing RCAF schools were enlarged for greater and better training. This included a second new hangar and H-hut construction for 40 personnel at RCAF Station Shepard, Alberta, where No. 2 Wireless School Flying Squadron would be officially moved to on 1 December 1943, beginning November 25th 1942. By October 1942, the BCATP demand for a higher standard of trained wireless air gunners increased their programme to twenty-eight weeks, and the student failure rate suddenly increased to over seventeen per cent from five per cent average in June 1942.
In March 1942, the RCAF decided all Flying Squadron Wireless Training flying operations would move twelve miles south from No 3 SFTS (Currie Barracks) to RCAF Relief Field, Shepard, Alberta. Construction of a second hangar began, providing the wireless school aircraft a free training airspace which was not the case at north Calgary RAF No. 37 SFTS or RCAF No. 3 SFTS at Currie airport. The British were flying Airspeed Oxfords and Harvards at No. 37 SFTS, while RCAF No. 3 SFTS flew Cessna Cranes, Harvards, and Avro Ansons.
The Flying Squadron move to RCAF Station Shepard began on 25 November 1942 and they officially took charge of their new base on 1 December 1942. They had thirty-six Fleet Fort 60K trainers on strength, which were beginning to set a bad wireless training example, with many catching fire and even exploding in flight.
Calgary Wireless Flying School had more force landings in one week than Winnipeg had in two months. On 1 January 1943, the flying squadron had on charge 36 Fleet Fort 60K aircraft (one Mk. I and 35 Mk. II) The accidents continued at their new base RCAF Shepard, Alberta. In May 1943, forty-seven Fleet Forts trainers were on strength at Shepard, Alberta, the most flown by any RCAF squadron to that date, and the most flown at Calgary.
The RCAF did not want the Fleet Fort Model 60K in the first place and now their concerns were being proven valid by all the forced landings and in-flight fires at No. 3 SFTS, which continued at RCAF Station Shepard, Alberta. When one aircraft crashed or burnt, it was just replaced by another Fleet Fort and training continued. Fleet Fort strength on 30 April 1943 was 45 aircraft, until another caught fire in the air on 6 May 1943.
On 30 April 44, No. 2 W.S.F.S. had 37 Harvard, 23 Yale, and 9 Norseman aircraft on strength at RCAF Shepard. In January of 1945, 65 Harvard trainers were on charge at RCAF Shepard, and on February 8th 1945 258 wireless air gunners graduated (The largest course to graduate in all of Canada's four wireless schools.) No. 2 W.S. and No. 2 W.S.F.S. closed on 14 April 1945.
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