Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1980s Challenge Air Cargo Pilot Wing reading CAC at its center in very angular lettering. The company operated from 1978-2001 and was then bought out by UPS. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 1/2"in height x 3-9/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1980's numbered hat badge for Federal Express. The badge is a wing with a half blue and half silver circle at center reading FE in enamel. VINTAGE: Circa 1980's. SIZE: 15/16" height and 2-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa mid- to late 1960's Mohawk Airlines co-pilot wing. Begun as Robinson Airlines, the company had a name change to Mohawk in 1952, and was later absorbed into Allegheny Airlines in 197The wing is in silver bullion embroidery, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s or 1970s bullion cap badge for an unidentified airline. The badge is in brown wool and reads "CPA" at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s-1970s. SIZE: Approximately 4-3/4" in width and 3" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1960s Frontier Airlines cap badge. The Denver-based Frontier was founded in 1950 as a result of the merger of three companies (Arizona Airways, Challenger Airlines and Monarch Airlines). The badge has a great green...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1960s agent hat badge for Trans International Airlines, which operated from 1968 to 197The badge is an oval with a cross-hatched wing behind a trio of letters: TIA. The badge is bronze-toned. VINTAGE: Circa late 1960s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1980s Northwest Airlines flight attendant wing 6th issue. Founded in 1926 as Northwest Airways, the company changed its name in 1933 to be allowed to carry air mail. Northwest merged with Delta Airlines in 200The wing is...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1968 pilot hat badge by Balfour for Air West. Three companies merged in early 1968 to form Air West, and two years later it became Hughes Airwest thanks to Howard Hughes. The badge is in rhodium-plated sterling silver.Code:...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960's agent hat badge 3rd issue for Allegheny Airlines, which operated out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1962 until 1979, when it changed its name to US Air. The badge shows a red and blue boomerang-like wing at its center...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1960s pilot hat badge 2nd issue for North Central Airlines of St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota. North Central was originally begun as Wisconsin Central in 1948, and later merged with Southern Airways to form Republic...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s West Coast Airlines (WCA) pilot wing 3rd Issue. A Seattle-based airline begun in 1946, WCA flew until 1968, when it became Air West. The wing is in sterling silver. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s pilot hat badge for Trans-Texas Airways (TTA). TTA was the first Texas airline, and was based in Houston, flying from 1947 to 1969 under this name. The airline started in under the name Aviation Enterprises. The badge is...