Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Consolidated Vultee Air Transport Command jacket patch. This patch came to us with some other items from the estate of Wally Johnson, an ATC radio operator (pictured above). Please click on the links at the bottom...

SUBJECT: This is a World War II “Vultee Club” celluloid pin. The pin is in a powder blue with white lettering and has a distinctly Art Deco motif. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 7/8” in diameter...

ARTIFACT: Cool WWII Era Northrop Aircraft Safety Committee Badge. The celluloid badge features a green cross in the center bearing the image of a cartoon ‘safety bee’. The badge reads: SAFETY AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEEMAN NORTHROP AIRCRAFT, INC”...

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 World War II sterling silver lapel wing with a striped crest at center for a Jack & Heintz, Inc. associate. Jahco was an Ohio-based company that was a major manufacturer of wartime aircraft motors and other military supplies...

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: Great WWII Curtiss Aeronautical technician representative work uniform patch. The blue herringbone twill patch reads: “CURTISS” in yellow embroidered detail, this example shows an error on the border or thread loss from when the patch was...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII Curtiss Aeronautical technician representative work uniform patch. The blue herringbone twill patch reads: “CURTISS” in yellow embroidered detail. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 4-1/4” x...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II employee photo identification badge for Liberty Aircraft. The badge is oval and is numbered 1026. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s – early World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-9/16” in height and 1-1/4” in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II “man-in-service” lapel pin from Douglas Aircraft Company, which manufactured aircraft in California from 1921 until 1967, when it became McDonnell Douglas. The single star bar on the pin is topped by Douglas' "Around the...

ARTIFACT: This is a small circa World War II Rohr Aircraft Corporation Fire Brigade badge, possibly for a hat. Rohr Aircraft was begun in 1940 by Fred Rohr, the man who produced the fuel tanks for the famous "Spirit of St. Louis". The badge is...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early World War II shoulder patch for the United Aircraft Institute (UAI) of Dallas, Texas. The primary purpose of the Institution was to train aircraft workers for the aviation industry. The patch is in blue cotton twill and...