USAS USAC USAAF & USAF Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an Extremely Rare original, full size Discharge Certificate from the American Volunteer Group (AVG, Flying Tigers) to Pilot and Vice Squadron Leader James H. Howard for service from August 15, 1941 to July 4, 1942, The images do this...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare American Volunteer Group (AVG, Flying Tigers) full-size enameled badge by Whitehead & Hoag Company of Newark, NJ. These badges only VERY RARELY come onto the open market and even more seldomly with attribution: the...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare American Volunteer Group (AVG)-type Chinese pilot wing with a number (1946) in the vicinity of the Flying Tigers issuance, which is generally accepted as under the issue number of 2000. These early style issue Chinese wings...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare World War II silver Chinese jeweler-made set of pilot's collar insignia for the American Volunteer Group, or Flying Tigers. AVG. is spelled out on each pin. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: 7/16" height and 1-3/8"width...

ARTIFACT: Classic WWII, hand-painted China Air Task Force (early 14th Air Force) leather jacket patch, very similar to the one that Chennault wore. The patch is unworn so boarder is only lightly glued. The 14th AF was established in March 1943 in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Chinese aviation cadet in the United States patch. The patch shows a sunburst flanked by a pair of spread wings. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 2-1/2" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Orange felt patch...

ARTIFACT: This is a large and very beautiful World War II Chiang Kai Shek Victory Order medal with a low number, which along with the colors of the ribbon indicate that this medal was issued relatively early on. The medal is in enameled gilt silver and...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II banner for the second graduating class of United States-trained Chinese pilots. The silk banner is in bold jewel tones with a flamingo pink backing and reads CONGRATULATIONS GOOD LUCK/BEST WISHES LT. COL. ...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II collar insignia for the Chinese National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), an airline co-owned equally by Pan Am Airlines and the Chinese government. CNAC ran many missions for the United States Army Air Forces American...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare American Volunteer Group (AVG, Flying Tigers) full-size enameled badge by Whitehead & Hoag Company of Newark, NJ. These badges only VERY RARELY come onto the open market, and this one will be nearly impossible to...

ARTIFACT: Identified. Rare WWII USAAF Chinese Cadet Advanced Flight School at Luke Field shoulder patch. The United States and China Collaboration during WWII provided training for Chinese pilots in Arizona. The pilots spent 30 weeks at either...

ARTIFACT: Flying Tigers 1st Squadron, the "Adam & Eves" Squadron Leader and eventual Squadron Commander Robert Hawthorne "Bob" Neale's AVG period Chinese wing, bullion cap badge (both non-textbook, but period examples), & 4" x 6" 1960's copy of...