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Merit Badges
- Legend to identify Merit Badges
- 1910 British Merit Badges
- Square 1911 - 33
- Wide Crimped 1934 & 35
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Narrow Tan Crimped 1936 - 42
- Tan Heavyweight Cloth with Silk Embroidery and Printed Back 1936 - 37
- Tan Heavyweight Cloth with Silk Embroidery and Plain Back 1937 - 38
- Tan Lightweight Cloth with Silk Embroidery and Plain Back 1938 - 39
- Tan Lightweight Cloth with Cotton Continuous Loop Embroidery and Plain Back 1939 - 42
- Tan Lightweight Cloth with Cotton Lockstitch Embroidery and Plain Back 1939 - 42
- Blue Background 1942 - 46
- Wartime 1942 - 46
- Khaki Narrow Crimped 1946 - 59
- Green Twill Gauze Back 1960 - 68
- Fully Embroidered Merrowed Edge 1960 - 72
- Unprinted Plastic Back 1972 - 01
- Printed Plastic Back 2002 - Current
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Merit Badge Paper
- Merit Badge Applications
- Merit Badge Cards
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Merit Badge Pamphlets
- Type 1 White Cover - Rectangle Drawing On Cover
- Type 2 White Cover 5-375" x 8" Title at Top
- Type 3A Tan Cover - 200 Fifth Avenue
- Type 3B Tan Cover - 2 line address New York City
- Type 3C Tan Cover - 2 line address New York N.Y.
- Type 3D Tan Cover - 1 line address New York N.Y.
- Type 4 Standing Scout Cover
- Type 5A War Cover
- Type 5B Red and White
- Type 6 Photo-Red Cover
- Type 7 Full Photo Cover or Bulls-eye Cover
- Type 8 Full Photo - Green Stripe Cover
- Type 9 Full Photo - Red Stripe Cover
- Type 10A Blue Stripe - Logo above bottom blue stripe - FDL centered
- Type 10B - Blue Stripe in bottom of photo area. FDL to left of text
- Special Covers
- Boy Craft Helps
- Merit Badge Counselor's Guides
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Youth Position
- Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
- Senior Patrol Leader
- Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
- Patrol Leader
- Assistant Patrol Leader
- Troop Guide
- Scribe
- Quartermaster
- Instructor
- Chaplain Aide
- Den Chief
- Librarian
- Musician
- Webmaster
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- Troop Historian
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- Unit Representative
- Leadership Corps
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- Patrol Medallions
Fig. 1: Aerona-C-Front
- Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
- Embroidery: Cotton
- Special: Blue border
Fig. 2: Aerona-C-Reverse
- White lockstitch/li>
Fig. 3: Aerona-C-mve1-front
- Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
- Embroidery: Cotton
- Special: Blue border
Fig. 4: Aerona-C-mve1-reverse
- Black lockstitch/li>
Item Name: Aeronautics 1942 - 1947
Item ID: Aerona-C
Collector Rating: 5
Pamphlet Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements Aprip 1942 until 1947
- Justify the statements (a) "The airplane has caused the world to shrink." (b) "Airplanes are essential to protect the Nation's borders" different planes in the air
- Make and present rough sketches to show that (a) he can distinguish between a landplane, a sea- plane, a flying boat, an amphibian, an autogiro, and helicopter; (b) Show by rough sketches the main principles of identifying various types of different planes in air
- Explain with rough sketches (a) the principle upon which lighter-than-air aircraft operate; (b) the basic theory of heavier-than-air flight; (c) the relation of weather to each
- Construct one glider and one Rise Off Ground successful flying model, carving out the propeller and reporting the flight duration record in quite still air and in winds not over 10 miles per hour 31
- Read and report on one Aviation book approved by the Counselor
- Present rough sketch of how the four-cycle internal combustion engine works; indicate four classes of aircraft engines and explain their principal dif-
ferences - Present his own sketched outline map covering one of the following air trips: Outline a plan for a trip around the world by commercial airline routes; OR outline such a trip from New York to Melbourne, Australia, going one way, returning another; OR outline such a good-will trip through the Western Hemisphere, reaching each nation; OR outline map of a continent marking its civil airways; OR outline map of U. S. A. showing its civil airways, and check theron a trip plan
- Present a list of the principal government and civil agencies related to aviation. Tell what they do.
- Report on opportunities for employment in aviation indicating various kinds of jobs