Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II Claiborne Flight Academy badge made in gilt and enameled sterling silver. This is part of the US Army Air Force (USAAF) 37th Flying Training Wing, which was operated from Echeverria Field in Wickenburg, Arizona...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II era Boeing Aircraft Tech Rep/ Guard "overseas cap." This is the first one of its kind that we have seen here. It has blue and gold US Army Air Force colored piping. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Size: 11" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool WWII era Curtiss Wright Corporation Propeller Division celluloid visitor badge #000. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Size: 1-3/4" in diameter CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid. ATTACHMENT: None MARKINGS: "CURTISS WRIGHT CORP...

ARTIFACT: This is a great minty 1950's Piper PA-23 Apache Aircraft Lapel pin. This pin is in the shape of a plane and made of gold plated brass. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's SIZE: 1/2" x 1-1/8" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified circa 1930s Necaxa Football Club of Mexico lapel wing. Nexaca was founded in 1923 by an Englishman who owned the Light and Power Company in Puebla. Because of this the team became nicknamed The Electricians ("Los...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified bullion half wing, possibly for a European airline. The wing's medallion reads TM in bullion against a field of midnight blue. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" height and 2-3/4" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s communist Czechoslovakian civil pilot wing. The wing shows the coat of arms of Czechoslovakia, the Bohemian Lion. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" in height and 3-13/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Royal Swedish Aero Club lapel pin. Pin shows a winged propeller with royal crown above and reads KSAK. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 2-1/2" height and 3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated pin with blue...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1939-1941 Bulgarian sport pilot badge. The badge is unpierced, and shows an eagle with spread wings with a royal crown and a "B". VINTAGE: Circa 1939-1941. SIZE: About 2-1/2" in width and 1-1/4" in...

ARTIFACT: Very hard to find Italian Aero Club (Aero Club d'Italia, 1911-1926) founder's lapel badge. Features fascia so probably dates 1922-1926. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's. SIZE: .75" wide by 1" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: gilt, enamel,...

ARTIFACT: This is a French badge by Chobillon of Paris, possibly for an aviation company or manufacturer. The badge is a winged wreath that reads Aé CO. Ceci est un badge français par Chobillon de Paris, éventuellement pour une compagnie d'aviation ou le...

ARTIFACT: 1930's French Civil Aviation Glider Club badge/patch in stamped/painted leather and felt, crest-shaped depicting an airplane gliding over a landscape with three bombs above. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/2" in height and...