Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 pilot hat badge for British European Airways, which flew from 1946 through 197Framed by a golden laurel wreath, the letters BEA are at the center of the wing against a field of maroon, and topped by a golden crown...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1950s bullion pilot wing for the British Overseas Airways Corporation, which flew from 1939 until it merged with British European Airways to form British Airways in 197The wing shows a winged lion at its center against a blue...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 pilot wing by Stokes for Ansett Airways, an Australian airline that later merged with Australian National Airways. The wing is enameled in a rich red. It has a crown on top and shows a map of the territories of Australia at...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa late 1940s or early 1950s hat badge for Aer Lingus, Ireland's national airline since 193The badge is a wreathed shamrock embroidered in silk and gold bullion thread. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940s-early 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s stewardess badge for Trans-Canada Airlines, a company dating from 1936 that in 1965 became Air Canada. Made by Scully of Montreal, the badge has a slot for a name plate at the top and beneath has a Deco wing design with a blue,...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940's pilot wing for the British Overseas Airways Corporation, which flew from 1939 until it merged with British European Airways (BEA) to form British Airways in 197The wing is in bullion, and shows a winged lion at its center...

ARTIFACT: This is a locally-made sterling silver wing by Angel Zamora & Sons for Philippine Air Lines, which began operation in 194The wing shows a medallion center with a four-pointed star above the ocean. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940 British Overseas Airways Corporation pilot wing. The wing started its life a little earlier, in the late 1930's, as an Imperial Airways Pilot Wing. But when Imperial Airways ceased to exist, when it, and British Airways Ltd...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1939-1940 numbered employee ID badge for British Overseas Airways Corporation, which flew from 1939 until it merged with BEA to form British Airways in 197The badge is bordered in red and white and shows the BOAC...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1930s INAEC Philippine Airline wing by Crispulo Zamora. VINTAGE: Circa early 1930s. SIZE: About 3-11/16" x 13/16" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with enamel details. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a drop-in...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare and large circa late 1920s bullion pilot wing for Nordbayerischer Verkehrsflug GmbH. The airline flew only briefly from 1926, when it was set up as a supplement to Germany's primary carrier, Deutsche Luft Hansa AG-DLH, until...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1929-1931 pilot wing for Lignes Aerienne Farman SGTA (Farman Airlines), a French company that operated from 1919-1933 before it was absorbed into Air France. The wing is in a gorgeous Art Deco design with two mirrored...