Miscellaneous Civil Aviation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II pocket patch for a Pan Am Airways Africa (also known as PAA Ferries) pilot. Roosevelt and Churchill approached Pan Am to form a subsidiary that would have outposts in Africa, and the venture became instrumental in...

ARTIFACT: This is a unique circa early World War II crew tie bar for PAA Africa (also known as PAA Ferries). It was fashioned from a shoulder strap badge. Roosevelt and Churchill approached Pan Am to form a subsidiary that would have outposts in Africa,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1947 Pan Am Airways certificate signed by aviation pioneer Gilbert "Gib" Bynum Blackmore. Blackmore, piloting with Pan Am for three decades, flew the Dixie Clipper carrying the first-ever passengers in a transatlantic flight...

ARTIFACT: Great 1960's Pan Am Airways table lighter presented to Bahamas parliamentary leader and real estate magnate Donald E. Albenas, made in Japan. The table lighter is a cube of Lucite that features a brass Boeing 720 flying a sign that reads:...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare circa 1959 1st Issue Air America Crew Half Wing FULL SIZE (NOT the usually encountered Shirt Size) in sterling silver. The center of the wing reads: "AIR AMERICA" in the center of a winged shield. Air America was a...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful set of four BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) Concorde sterling silver liquor bottle labels, date marked 198After the war BOAC flew Lockheed, Douglas, Sunderland, and Liberators. During the early 1950's BOAC was the first...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare and very cool 1930's Aerial Nurse Corps of America Flight Nurse uniform jacket with wing and shoulder patch. The uniform wing reads "NURSE" and the patch shows a red, embroidered plane in the center, along the top it reads "DIV"...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Polaris Flight Academy Squadron 3 instructor jacket patch. The Polaris Flight Academy at War Eagle Field, Lancaster, California was a flight training facility operated by the Cal-Aero Flight Academy. The Civilian Pilot...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1930 sterling "China Clipper" Seaplane St. Christopher medal with the aircraft in the shape of the cross. The center of the cockpit area of the craft displays nice relief detail showing St. Christopher. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Unidentified, unusual circa 1950 (?) United States Air Force (?) Helicopter patch or 'tape' for flight clothing. The patch is red twill embroidered with the word: "HELICOPTER" in white thread. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's...

ARTIFACT: Early circa 1943 Boeing B-29 Super Fortress lapel pin in gilt and enameled sterling silver. The example is dated early 1943 as indicated by the aircraft marking. Earlier markings included a red circle within the star, this example shows the red...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce pair of AO (American Optical Company) manufactured private purchase pilot/aviator goggles dating to before World War II. AO was an early eyewear manufacturer based in Southbridge, Massachusetts that supplied the US Air...