Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a pair of private purchase World War II aviator sunglasses. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 4-1/4" in length and in 5-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Tinted glass, plated brass, celluloid nose guards...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s pocket patch for the Grumman F-14 "Tomcat" TVSU (Television Sensing Unit). This patch was used by both the United States Navy and Grumman factory test pilots. The patch shows an eye much like the CBS "Eye" with a Tomcat...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II instructor badge for the Naval Training School (Pre-Radio) at the Theodore Herzl School in Chicago, Illinois. From April 1944 to December 1945, the former elementary and then junior college rose to the wartime effort by...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare pair of Willson goggles for the United States Navy from the 1930s. They come in the original rectangular black case, which has a Willson label at one end and also one lining the interior. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 2-1/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare USS Akron (Goodyear Zeppelin) ring laying ceremony commemorative medal from October 31, 1929 in Akron, Ohio. Built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Company, the United States Navy USS Akron (ZRS-4) was the largest airship ever made...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1950s United States Navy Douglas F4D Skyray pilot qualification lapel pin. The pin is in the shape of the Skyray and has some very fine detailing. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 3/8" height and 11/16" width. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1930s lapel pin for the United States Navy's SB2U Vought Vindicator. This pin is the only one I've seen of its kind. The vindicator was a dive-bomber utilized in conjunction with aircraft carriers, namely the USS Lexington,...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce pair of circa 1930s MK1 style aviator goggles The MK1 was favored by United States Navy pilots as well as pre-war military aviators. The lenses are blue and the rubber is still in great condition! VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII, 1943 Edition of The Story of the Airship (Non - Rigid): A Study of One of America's Lesser Known Defense Weapons inscribed by author, Hugh Allen, to US Navy Lieutenant in the year of publication. This example is in excellent...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II trainee photograph of the Civilian Pilot Training Instruction from the United States Navy V-5 aviation cadet program. The program was an immediate immersion in flight, starting with mastery of a civilian aircraft...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified enameled lapel pin, possibly for the Wichita Aero Club. The pin reads "WAC" at center in red and green enamel. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s (?). SIZE: Approximately 3/8" in height and 7/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel pin from circa 1930s or World War II. The pin shows a globe with a propeller that reads ALWAY. The pin is probably for an aviation company, and has a Leavens Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts mark on reverse...