Miscellaneous Civil Aviation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a very early lapel pin in the shape of a DC-2 aircraft. This type of plane's first flight occurred in May 1934. VINTAGE: Circa mid-1930s. SIZE: 7/16" height and 5/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of "The Aviation Pocket-Book for 1918: A Compendium of Modern Practice and a Collection of Useful Notes, Formulae, Rules, Tables, and Aeronautical Data Relating to Aeronautics" by R. Boriase Matthews. The volume was published in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s celluloid member pin for the Lindbergh Club from Boston American Newspaper, a tabloid affiliated with the Hearst chain. The pin is by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Walter Wellman's 1911 "The Aerial Age: A Thousand Miles by Airship Over the Atlantic Ocean" in excellent condition. Wellman was an Ohio native and adventurer who tried several times to reach the North Pole by...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1938 Pan Am medal commemorating the flight jubilee (1912-1937) and loss at Pago Pago of Captain Edwin C. Musick. Hired as Pan Am's very first pilot in 1927, unassuming and respected "Meticulous Musick" had already been,...

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 in...

ARTIFACT: This is a stunning example of a rare World War II CPT (Civilian Pilot Training) instructor wing. The Civilian Pilot Training program grew out of a desire for preparedness and evolved later into the War Training Service after the attack on...

ARTIFACT: Nearly identical to the more commonly seen CPT Enlisted Reserve (Program Graduation) wing, this War Training Service flight school graduation wing made by Danecraft dates from early WWII after the organizational name change (to War Training...

ARTIFACT: This is a War Training Service (WTS) pilot instructor wing made from a sterling silver United States Army Air Forces pilot wing. The WTS evolved out of the Civilian Pilot Training Program, which was necessarily upgraded after the Pearl Harbor...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II instructor wing from Shaw Aircraft Company (box not included for sale). "From 1939 to 1944, Shaw and his flight instructors trained over 2,500 pilots, first under the auspices of the Civilian Aeronautics Authority...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare civilian pilot training instructor "Fly-Weighter" crusher by Lewis. The hat is a gorgeous chocolate brown and has a great eagle sterling silver badge. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: No tag: approximate size 7 - 7 1/4...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful pair of World War I United States Air Service pilot goggles in exceptional condition. The goggles come with copies of paperwork showing that they belonged to Second Lieutenant Robert Worthington Cumming. The goggles have...