USAS USAC USAAF & USAF Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified German-made patch, possibly for a United States Air Force Maintenance Squadron. The patch is embroidered on blue and yellow cotton and shows a lightning bolt and a pair of wrenches above the words IMMER STROM (always...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified circa 1970 Apollo patch, possibly for the United States Air Force. The patch is fully embroidered and reads Nihil Dat Quod Non Habet (No one gives what he doesn't have). VINTAGE: Circa 1970. SIZE: Approximately 4-1/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified patch, possibly for a United States Army Air Forces squadron, showing an angry donkey against a red and blue background. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 3-9/16" in height and 5" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War era patch showing Bugs Bunny hard at work transcribing a telegraph message. The patch is reportedly for the USAF Morse Intercept Operator School, Keesler The patch reads LEON SCHLESINGER along the bottom. Schlesinger's...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel wing bearing the letters NAF and the United States national aircraft insignia (a red disk within a five-pointed white star on a circular blue field). This wing could possibly be for the Naval Aircraft Factory, Navy...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified World War II era chenille jacket patch in vivid rainbow colors. The patch is most likely for some unidentified United States Army Air Forces fighter squadron, and shows red, gold and white bolts of lightning against a...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified and unmarked 1930s lapel pin in sterling silver and enamel. The pin is bordered in a royal blue and has an open blue triangle at its center against a field of gold. The pin may possibly be related to the United States...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified gold-filled aviation lapel wing, possibly for a flight engineer or a civilian aircraft mechanic. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in height and 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified flight helmet. The helmet is leather with a velvet lining, and has ear protectors and a chin strap as well as a strap over the visor and one over top of the helmet. There are metal eyelets in a circle at the top of the...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified jacket patch, possibly for aviation patrol. At center is a patrol member surfing on a lightning bolt. This patch came to us with an unidentified jacket patch for "American Air Reserve Long Beach" (please see link at...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified jacket patch that reads American Air Reserve Long Beach, presumably for the group's Squadron XI. At center is a seahorse in pilot garb. This patch came to us with an unidentified jacket patch, possibly for aviation...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified but wonderful Chinese-made CBI ring in enameled silver. It may be showing a winged "V for Victory", or it may possibly have something to do with the CACW 5th Composite Group. The ring is beautifully enameled with a star...