Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is an old United Air Lines flight attendant hat badge in sterling silver by Leavens. The pin is one wing with a red and blue enameled United logo at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1957-1968. SIZE: Approximately 7/16" height and 1-3/8" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful early 1940s United Airlines bullion hat badge by Gemsco. VINTAGE: Circa early 1940s. SIZE: About 2-11/16" in width by 2-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold and silver bullion thread with a brass and enamel logo...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 2000s United Air Lines shirt size pilot wing 5th Issue. The wing is by Award Concepts and its logo is enameled red, white and blue. VINTAGE: Circa 2000s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height and 2-1/2" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s United Air Lines pilot wing 4th issue in a shirt size. It has four stars in an arc at the top over an enameled logo. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height and 2-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...