Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an early circa 1950 stewardess wing in bullion for British European Airways, which flew from 1946 through 197The wing reads BEA against a field of maroon velvet and is topped by a...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1950s bullion pilot cap badge for the British Overseas Airways Corporation, which flew from 1939 until it merged with British European Airways to form British Airways in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 ground crew hat badge for British European Airways, which flew from 1946 through 197Framed by a silver laurel wreath, the letters BEA sit at the center of the wing...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...