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·My younger brother recently passed away far too early at the age of 61. In going through his personal effects, I was surprised to find our father's badly tarnished sterling silver flight wings and his Waltham compass from his service in WWII. He was the bombardier on a USAAF B-25 flight crew. I have vivid memories of him showing us the wings when we were children and explaining how the compass worked. I also remember that he wore an Omega military watch that I think he received as a commissioned officer. I thought that the wings, compass and watch were long gone, but having found the first two items, I'm now very motivated to go through a house of personal effects and find that watch. For our Omega military experts out there: any idea of what I might be looking for? All I can remember about the watch is the Omega symbol at the top of the dial which I think was printed in black. I believe that the dial was white. As to the strap, maybe a NATO, but I don't have a clear memory of that so it's a guess at best. He had a number of British officers as friends so it's possible that the watch might have been an RAF model. If anybody can speculate about which model Omega I'm looking for, I'd appreciate the help. He served from 1941 through 1945. Thanks.
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