Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare first issue Air America SMALL SIZE Cap Badge made of coin silver and shows an Air America crest flanked by two spread wings. Air America was the civilian airline used by the Central Intelligence Agency during the Vietnam War...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1930 United States Air Mail pilot wing in rolled gold. The center of the finely detailed wing is a globe reading U.S. AIR MAIL. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in height and 3-1/2" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II collar insignia for the Chinese National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), an airline co-owned equally by Pan Am Airlines and the Chinese government. CNAC ran many missions for the United States Army Air Forces American...

ARTIFACT: This is a great late 1960s promotional lighter by Penguin for Flying Tigers Airlines. Flying Tigers Airlines, originally the Flying Tiger Line, began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and later became military charter...

ARTIFACT: This is a historically important Quiet Birdmen member lapel pin, originally belonging to Pan American Airways (PAA) pioneer pilot R. O. D. (Robert Oliver Daniel) Sullivan. The Quiet Birdmen was a secret society for male aviators founded in 1921...

ARTIFACT: This hat is extremely rare. Graf Zeppelin Officer/Pilot hats show up on rare occasion, but I have never seen crew members hats. We have one hat listed with tails, and one without (both sold separately). The Graf Zeppelin was LZ 127 Graf...

ARTIFACT: This hat is extremely rare. Graf Zeppelin Officer/Pilot hats show up on rare occasion, but I have never seen crew members hats. We have one hat listed with tails, and one without (both sold separately). The Graf Zeppelin was LZ 127 Graf...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s flight suit and goggles attributed to a Charles Lindbergh contemporary and friend, Philip Love. Love flew mail from St. Louis to Chicago in the 1920s and early 1930s for Robinson Airlines, as documented in an accompanying...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare World War II CNAC (Chinese National Aviation Corporation) pilot wing variation made in India. CNAC was an airline co-owned equally by Pan Am Airlines and the Chinese government. CNAC ran many missions for the The...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II CNAC (Chinese National Aviation Corporation) pilot collar insignia. The insignia was made in China in brass. CNAC was an airline co-owned equally by Pan Am Airlines and the Chinese government. CNAC ran many missions...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint set of Mid-Continent Air Express cap badge and pilot wing which both read MID-CONTINENT AIR EXPRESS MAE. Mid-Continent Air Express was a short-lived (9/29-10/31) Western Air Express Subsidiary. VINTAGE: Circa 1929-1931...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1957-1963 United Air Lines flight attendant jacket wing in sterling silver. The wing shows a red and blue enameled United logo at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1957-1963. SIZE: Approximately 7/16" height and 2-1/16" width...