USAS USAC USAAF & USAF Related Artifacts

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,...

ARTIFACT: Circa 2001 Flying Tigers Association Reunion Patch with signed letter from AVG 1st Pursuit Squadron pilot John Richard "Dick" Rossi, 6 Kill ACE. The embroidered patch depicts the 23rd Fighter Group insignia nicely embroidered with silk and...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered wall plaque for the United States Army Air Forces Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group). It was handcrafted in 1992 by 3rd Squadron Armorer Chuck Baisden of Savannah, Georgia. The plaque is wooden and has vibrant colors...

ARTIFACT: This is an automobile tag for the United States Army Air Forces Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group) 1st Squadron. It is autographed on reverse by Dick Rossi of the 1st Pursuit Squadron. VINTAGE: Circa early 1990's. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare World War II CNAC (Chinese National Aviation Corporation) pilot wing variation made in India. CNAC was an airline co-owned equally by Pan Am Airlines and the Chinese government. CNAC ran many missions for the The...

ARTIFACT: Simple but poignant door sign from Flying Tigers Headquarters in Kunming. Hand painted on cedar, the primitive nature of this sign shows the level of materials the AVG had to work with in those early days of WWII in war-torn China. The sign is...