France French Military Aviation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1952 Station Radar de Campagne 25-953 Hassi Messaoud (Field Radar Station 25-953, Hassi Messaoud, Algeria) badge. The badge is by Augis, and has a gorgeously enameled scorpion clutching a plane, all superimposed upon a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s French Grenoble Aviation Cadet Training wing with an appropriate illustration of a chick hatching from an egg. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: About 2-3/8" in width by 7/8" in height (60mm by 22mm). CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s numbered badge for Air Extreme Orient by Augis of Lyon, France. The badge shows a chimera-like creature with red and light blue enameled details. C'est une fin des années 1940 numérotés badge pour le Commandement de l'Air...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s badge for the Air Command Far East by Augis. The badge shows a chimera-like creature with red and light blue enameled details. C'est une fin des années 1940 badge pour le Commandement de l'Air Extrême-Orient par Augis. Le...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare and beautiful French Air Force 259th Observer Squadron badge from the 1920s. The badge is a slender ring supporting a winged insect who holding two periscopes to his eyes. The insect is enameled in vibrant red and orange-yellow...

ARTIFACT: This is a French badge for the DCA-DAT (Defence Against Aircraft - Air Defence of the Territory), an anti-aircraft artillery group formed in Tunisia in 194The badge was made locally in Tunisia and shows an eagle upon a crescent with two upward...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautifully detailed Anti Aircraft Defense of Paris badge by Bertrand. It shows soldiers around the Arc de Triomphe and the coat of arms of Paris. Ceci est un insigne superbement détaillés pour le Défense Contre les Avions (DCA) de...

ARTIFACT: This is a "shirt" size Free French Air Force wing/branch of service badge. The wing has a star at top and shows a crest bearing the Cross of Lorraine and reading F.A.F.L. (Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres). VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a private purchase early World War II French pilot badge. The badge is a wreathed wing with a tree-dimensional five-pointed star at the top. VINTAGE: Circa late 1930's, the early World War II period for Central Europe...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II French pilot badge made locally in North Africa. The badge is a wreathed wing with a flat five-pointed star at the top. VINTAGE: Circa early World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in height by 2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II French pilot badge locally-made in North Africa. The badge shows an eagle against a wreath topped by a three-dimensional gold star. VINTAGE: Circa early World War II. SIZE: About 1-5/8" in height by 2"...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Free French Air Crew pin-back badge. VINTAGE: World War II. SIZE: 1 1/4 " in width by 1 ½" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: gilt brass. ATTACHMENT: Safety-type pin soldered to the back...