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ARTIFACT:
This is a very rare circa 1930s Italian Air Force "Atlantic" pilot award wing. Only 55 of these wings were manufactured, and they were presented to the pilots who made a successful round-trip transAtlantic flight while accompanying Air Marshal Italo Balbo in 1933. Balbo led fifty-five planes from Italy to the United States and back. This wing was manufactured by the Fratelli (Brothers) Breccia of Rome and was modified (the crown as removed) after 1943 to demonstrate allegiance to the RSI (Repubblica Sociale Italiana) in the North, or the Fascist Forces. It has a blue enameled "A" at its center. A pilot who receives this wing's full title is "Military Pilot of the Royal Air Force Who Have Flown Completely Over the Full Atlantic Ocean".<
VINTAGE:
Circa 1930s (modified post-1943).
SIZE:
Approximately 9/16" in height and 2-15/16" in width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Gilt brass, enamel.
ATTACHMENT:
Horizontal pin with drop-in locking swivel catch.
MARKINGS:
F. (Fratelli Brothers) BRECCIA ROMA.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from an Italian militaria collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. CON-DMM-25-13 LGGEX6/13 SFGEX1/14
CONDITION:
8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The wing has only very light wear (crown intentionally removed).
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
