WWII Period

ARTIFACT: RARE 8x10 period hand-colored black and white photograph of three 3rd Squadron Aces around the cockpit of a P-40 (one seated in). Details slightly fuzzy (from being enlarged), but pilots are wearing flight jackets. 3rd Sq. emblem partially...

ARTIFACT: This is the rarest of all of the World War II United States Army Air Forces "Pointie-Talkie" Booklets: No. 6 for escape and evasion in Russia. It was printed up late in WWII for use by Air Crews that might land in Russian territory during...

SUBJECT: This is a Rare World War II Dale Aero Flight Academy Pilot Instructor Jacket Patch. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 4" in width by 4-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Paint on wool felt. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II aircraft workers' union celluloid badge from World War II. The pin is blue and reads AERONAUTICAL LODGE 727 around the edge and IAM on a white star with a red center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

SUBJECT: This is a circa World War II Jack & Heintz, Inc. National Defense Worker lapel pin made by W&H Company. JAHCO was an Ohio-based company that was a major manufacturer of wartime aircraft motors and other military supplies. The pin is a set...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II Disney-designed "Beechcraft Bee" badge for Beechcraft Aviation Company. Although no year number is present, these pins are most likely wartime long-service awards, as they exist in both silver (which would be...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce, WWII period 14 karat gold five years of service pin for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. The pin reads 5 YEARS PRATT & WHITNEY USA DEPENDABLE ENGINES and shows an eagle at center and a winged hourglass at bottom beneath a...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Curtiss-Wright “Production Soldier" 100% pin in sterling silver. Curtiss-Wright began in 1929 when Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio merged. The pin is...

ARTIFACT: Late 1930,s - WWII Wright Aero Corp. 10 year service pin in 10K gold by Whitehead & Hoag. The intricately detailed lapel pin features a two-dimensional globe with red enameled wings on either side and surrounding it reads: "WRIGHT AERO...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s or World War II lapel pin for Hamilton Standard Propellers. The company was created by the merger of Hamilton Aero Manufacturing and Standard Steel Propeller in 1929, and at the time was the biggest aircraft propeller...

ARTIFACT: WWII Luftwaffe Flight Technical Personnel (Tätigkeitsabzeichen Luftwaffe Fliegertechnisches Personal) sleeve badge / patch. The patch is embroidered on wool and shows an aircraft motor in the center of a winged wreath. VINTAGE: Circa WWII...

ARTIFACT: Scarce WWII WASP (Women Air Force Service Pilots) issue shoulder patch. The patch is a great Disney design and features "e;Fifinella"e;, the friendly female gremlin drawn by Roald Dahl for the big screen but instead adopted by the WASPS as...