USAS USAC USAAF & USAF Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a nice World War II sweetheart badge made by Amico of gold on sterling silver. The badge shows a white five-pointed star at the center of a propeller. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 5/16" height and 2-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a great, gold-filled World War II lapel pin in the shape of a Spitfire aircraft. The pin has delicate red, white and blue enameled details to show the plane's marking. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 9/16" height and 7/8" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a very early lapel pin in the shape of a DC-2 aircraft. This type of plane's first flight occurred in May 1934. VINTAGE: Circa mid-1930s. SIZE: 7/16" height and 5/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful WWII Royal Air Force Glider Pilot Wing flat for battle dress and beautifully embroidered. This wing is from the estate of 316th Troop Carrier Group Glider Pilot Lieutenant Howard Johnson. The highly decorated 316th flew the Douglass...

ARTIFACT: This is a pair of British World War II Royal Air Force pilot gloves. The size is 8 and the gloves are dated 1943. VINTAGE: Circa 1943. SIZE: Approximately 13" by 7 ". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Leather, thread, elastic. ATTACHMENT: None...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare, beautiful and untouched World War II Australian-made survival knife used by the United States Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Force. This example is not marked to the USAAF, but marked and unmarked examples were issued to...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare Korean War fighter squadron jacket patch for the South African Air Force (SAAF) Squadron 2, also known as the "Flying Cheetahs". The Cheetahs were attached to the United States Air Force 18th Fighter Bomber Wing from November...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare United Kingdom Pathfinder badge, also worn by the United States 8th Air Force. The badge is a soaring eagle. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 9/16" height and 2-3/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a hand-signed, autographed real photo postcard (RPPC) of noted World War I pilot Lt. Pat O'Brien, US Volunteer with the Royal Flying Corps. An Illinois native, Patrick "Pat" Alva O'Brien worked on the Santa Fe Railway prior to enlisting...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of "The Aviation Pocket-Book for 1918: A Compendium of Modern Practice and a Collection of Useful Notes, Formulae, Rules, Tables, and Aeronautical Data Relating to Aeronautics" by R. Boriase Matthews. The volume was published in...

ARTIFACT: This is the Fall 1986 edition of "Over the Front" Volume 1, Number This publication was issued quarterly by the League of WWI Aviation Historians. This issue contains articles entitled "Leutnant der Reserve Otto Brauneck Part II", "The War...

ARTIFACT: This is a very nice copy of "Get Tough! How to Win in Hand-to-Hand Combat Fighting" by Captain W.E. Fairbairn. Fairbairn began his service in the British Armed Forces in 190He also became a police officer, worked for the British Secret Service,...