Canada, Commonwealth. An Alert Wireless Station Patch and an RCAF No. 5 Clinton USAAF Patch

An Alert Patch, c.1960, in blue, brown, red, and white embroidery on creme coloured and blue felt, reverse reinforced, measures 123.20 mm (w) x 155 mm (h), slight discolouration around the exterior, very fine. 

An RCAF No.5 Clinton USAAF Patch, c. 1950, in black, red, white, blue and yellow embroidery and felt, reverse reinforced, measures 145 mm (w) x 119.2 mm (h), light wear, , loss of some lettering, discolouration, remains near very fine. 

Footnote: CFS Alert (SFC Alert), is a signals intelligence intercept facility of the Canadian Armed Forces at Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It was established in 1950. 

CFB Clinton was established in 1941 by the RAF, as a training unit for radar operators during a period when radar was a top secret device. UK, Canadian, US and other servicemen were trained at Clinton, with practical flights being carried out at nearby RCAF Station Centralia. Clinton remained the primary radar training site for Canadian Forces personnel through the Cold War era, with continued expansions throughout the 1950s and 60s.