Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s flight crew breast badge for British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). BOAC flew from 1939 until it merged with British European Airways (BEA) to form British Airways (BA) in 197The badge shows the BOAC "Speedbird"...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1950's Canadian Pacific pilot hat badge. The hat badge is two-piece construction, with a lovely blue and white enameled center that reads: "CANADIAN PACIFIC" in gilt lettering and a blue enameled company logo, a stylized Canadian goose in...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered employee badge from the late 1950s for Air Laos, which became part of Royal Air Lao in 1961. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950's. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in height and 1-3/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1950s stewardess half wing for Flota Aerea Mercante Argentina, established in 1946 under President Peron. FAMA was the first airline in Argentina that wasn't controlled by a foreign company. The wing shows a lovely red and blue...

ARTIFACT: This is a Dan-Air wing in gold bullion from the late 1950s. Dan-Air operated from 1953 until 1992, when it became part of British Airways. There is a red and gold striped pennant flag at the center of the wing. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s pilot wing for Cambrian Airways, a Welsh airline that began in 1933 and merged with British Airways over four decades later. The wing is in a beautiful gold bullion with a great red lion rampant against a field of emerald at...

ARTIFACT: This is a bullion helicopter wing enameled in red and blue for the helicopter division of Bristol Aircraft of the United Kingdom. The division was launched after World War II and sold off in 1960. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s stewardess hat badge for Aer Lingus, Ireland's national airline since 193The badge is a half wing and shows a medallion bearing a wreathed shamrock. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is an early circa 1950 stewardess wing in bullion for British European Airways, which flew from 1946 through 197The wing reads BEA against a field of maroon velvet and is topped by a golden crown. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1950s bullion pilot cap badge for the British Overseas Airways Corporation, which flew from 1939 until it merged with British European Airways to form British Airways in 197The badge shows a winged lion at center in silver...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 ground crew hat badge for British European Airways, which flew from 1946 through 197Framed by a silver laurel wreath, the letters BEA sit at the center of the wing against a field of maroon, and topped by a silver crown...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 pilot hat badge for British European Airways, which flew from 1946 through 197Framed by a golden laurel wreath, the letters BEA are at the center of the wing against a field of maroon, and topped by a golden crown...