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ARTIFACT: This is a rough but rare circa 1943 United States Army Air Forces 23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air Force patch in painted leather. The 23rd were the successors to the legendary American Volunteer Group, the Flying Tigers. This patch is usually...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1944-1945 United States Army Air Forces 23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air Force patch in embroidered twill. The 23rd were the successors to the legendary American Volunteer Group, the Flying Tigers. This patch is US-made and...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1944 Chinese-made United States Army Air Forces 23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air Force flight patch in embroidered silk that is bordered and backed in leather. The 23rd were the successors to the legendary American Volunteer...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II aviator kit bag Type AN6505-1 used by both United States Army Air Forces and the United States Navy airmen. The bag is in heavy cotton duck with cotton webbing. The original owner wrote his name on one of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War ashtray for the United States Air Force Mosquito Squadron, or the 6147th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 5th Air Force. The ashtray's center shows a mosquito outfitted with radio equipment. VINTAGE: Circa Korean War...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II United States Army Air Forces 513th Bombardment Squadron, 376th Bombardment Group (aka "Liberandos") pilot grouping originally belonging to WWII veteran Jewish pilot Lieutenant Richard M. Schoenthal. The grouping...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare silver United States Army Air Forces 490th Bomb Squadron ring made in the China-Burma-India theatre. At the center of the ring is the squadron's insignia in relief: a skull mounted upon a wing. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare painted B-4 bag for a pilot from the United States 460th Fighter Squadron, 348th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force, also known as the "Black Rams". The group existed for only twenty months and served in the Southwest Pacific...

ARTIFACT: This is a hand-painted barracks sign for the United States 451st Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group, 9th Air Force in Europe from World War II. The sign is a bull's-eye design in great earth tones and reads THE FIGHTIN' 451ST. Pictured at center...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1953 US Air Force Zippo Lighter Korean War. Factory applied US Air Force winged prop logo.. VINTAGE: Circa 1953. SIZE: The usual Regular Zippo size; about 1-1/2 in width by 2-1/4" in height and about 1/2" in depth. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1953 (Korean War period) Chance Vought Aircraft presentation Zippo lighter. VINTAGE: Circa 1953. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in width by 2-1/4" in height and about 1/2" in depth (standard Zippo size). CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a Chinese-made United States 373rd Bomb Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, 14th Air Force silk scarf from 194The scarf is in ivory silk with alternating red, white and blue fringe on both ends. At one end of the scarf is a marvelously...