Miscellaneous Airlines: FOREIGN Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1950's Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) Pilot hat badge in gilt and enameled brass. The two-piece construction, riveted convex center depicts three enameled shields and is encircled by a gilt brass embellished wreath flanked by...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1980's 4th Issue Air Canada Pilot Wing made by Bond-Boyd of Toronto. In the middle of the two wings is a laurel and the iconic Canadian Maple Leaf. VINTAGE: Ca. 1980's. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height x 3-1/4" in length...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified bullion half wing, possibly for a European airline. The wing's medallion reads TM in bullion against a field of midnight blue. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" height and 2-3/4" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Chinese "medal" of honor awarded to US airmen. The "medal" is actually a pin in a nice yellow starburst design bearing a winged insignia and a sun. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 lapel pin for the Flight Engineer International Association (FEIA), which was formed in 1948 upon receipt of an international charter from the A.F. of L. The war and all the technological advances that it brought had...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s CIA Mexicana De Aviacion, S.A., Agente de Pan American World Airways, "Sirve todo Mexico" baggage label. On top it shows a picture of a twin engine aircraft and on the bottom is the routes in Mexico depicted in between...

ARTIFACT: This is a  Rare Circa. 1960's Wing Badge of the Dutch Antilles Branch of the Dutch Youth Aviation Brigade. The Youth Aviation Brigade (JLB) existed in the Netherlands between 1954 and 1966 with the aim of making youth interested in...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified eagle-shaped hat badge with the letters JTI. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/8" in diameter and 1-13/16" in thickness. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with painted areas...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s wing from Viking Air, which operated out of Iceland from 1972 until 197The wing shows a golden Viking ship sailing against an enameled sea and sky. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in diameter and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1980s pilot wing for Tradewinds Charters, a Singapore airline begun in 1976 and now known as Silk Air. The wing is in handsome gold bullion with a pointed oval medallion at it center. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s-1970s wing for the Mexican Civil Aviators worn by airline pilots. The wing is a handsomely detailed eagle bearing a multi-colored floret medallion on its breast that shows the shape of Mexico. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s-1970s...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1970s Kuwait Airways pilot wing with a beautifully embroidered crest in the colors and design of the Kuwaiti flag turned 90 degrees. Kuwait Airways started in 1954, after starting out as Kuwait National Airways Company one year...