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If anyone can identify any wing displayed and what it was used for please email me at blackinton@ww2wings.com.
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Added: 2/12/2006
Small Chinese characters in the center surrounded by Jade.
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Added: 12/01/2005
A silver metal wing about 50mm wide. It has in the center an "A" in blue enamel superimposed on an "O" in white enamel. The back has a brooch pin fixing and hallmarked to J.Gaunt London.
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Added: 11/29/2005
IDENTIFIED on 11/30/2005 by Steven Haswell. "The wing added to the What Is It? section on 11/29/2005 is a relitavly modern Royal Air Force aircrew wing for Air Electronics Operator or Air Electronics Officer. This wing was introduced on 6th January 1963 and is currently the only aircrew position in the RAF which can be fulfilled by a Sergeant (Non-Commisioned Officer or NCO). A Sergeant would be an Air Electronics Operator, a Commisioned Officer (ie Pilot Officer, Squadron Leader, etcetra) would be an Air Electronics Officer. All other aircerw roles in the RAF are Officer only."
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Added: 4/3/2005
IDENTIFIED on 4/5/2005 by Jan Sehnal. This is a Czechoslovakian badge, from the 1920´s, one of the aeroclub badges, MAK means Moravian Aero C(K)lub, Moravia is one of the districts of The Czech republic.
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Added: 3/3/2005
IDENTIFIED on 3/26/2005 by several contributors. This is a Scandinavian Airline Systems pilot wing. The contributor notes that the pilot did fly for SAS after the war.
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Added: 2/10/2005
IDENTIFIED on 2/11/2005 by both Gerard Afman & Chris Langley - This is a Belgian beret insignia of the Airfield Defense Unit. It is a post WW2 item.
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Added: 2/4/2005
Can anyone tell me what this hat badge is? It is from an American who served in China during and following WW2: Chinese sun symbol in the center. Flag on right is an early Chinese flag with 5 stripes used from 1912 to 1929. The five stripes represented 5 distinct peoples (with two different interpretations regarding the red and yellow stripes): Red=Manchurians (or Han), Yellow=Han (or Manchurians), Blue=Mongolians, White=Tibetans and Black=Muslims.
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Added: 2/4/2005
The eagle is 2 3/4" long wingtip to wingtip. The entire insignia is 1 3/4 " tall from the bottom of the wreath to the eagle's back. The wreath surrounding the parachute is 1 7/8 " in diameter. The parachute is a separate 1" by 1" piece. The insignia is a hollow back design that attaches with three closed wire loops on the back (two on the eagle and one on the wreath).
IDENTIFIED on 2/10/2005 by both Jean Pierre Duriez & Gerard Afman - This is a Spanish Army Paratrooper beret badge
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Added: 2/4/2005
IDENTIFIED on 2/4/2005 by both Chris Langley & Tod Rathbone - This is a pilot wing from the Kingdom of Jordon
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Added: 1/5/2005
It is 3 3/8" long, was silvered at one time.
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Added: 12/14/2004
Warren Carroll has opened a plea to see if anyone has a picture of cadets wearing these badges. Click either badge for a detailed background on them.
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Added: 8/4/2004
Australian badge hallmarked K.G. Luke, Melbourne but what is it used for? Cap, collar?
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Added: 6/28/2004
This hallmark has been seen on both US Naval and US AAF pilot wings. To date nobody has been able to identify the maker. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
IDENTIFIED on 8/4/2004 by Rob & Joe Quetel - On page 67 of "US Silent Service Dolphins & Combat Insignia 1924-1945" by David A. Jones, the J/O hallmark is identified as the J. O'Brian Badge Company located in Madison. New Jersey.
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Added: 5/31/2004
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Added: 5/31/2004
The wing is 2 1/2" long with nice details hand chased into the wing design. The center has an indian head penny cut out and affixed over what appears to be a spoked wheel. The bottom scroll has black enameled letters: F.R.I.C.C. The wing is pinback and was made by J. Marrott/ Boston and is sterling marked.
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Added: 3/30/2004
It's 4.25 long with a wool base. It has a nice aged patina.
Identified on 5/31/2004 by Steve Haswell - Pilot wing for Imperial Airways
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Added: 3/16/2004
About 10CM wide - silk embr. with bullion details - French?
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Added: 3/16/2004
About 10CM wide - i was told French but no ideas on it from French collectors!
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Added: 3/16/2004
About 10CM wide - nice gold wire embroidered on olive green gabardine.
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Added: 3/06/2004
Stamped brass, 2 pc. construction with thin pin. 35mm wide on wreath - 55mm tall. I've been told it's a pilot badge - also someone's air force cap badge. Any Ideas?
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Added: 2/06/2004
2 1/2" wide
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Added: 2/06/2004
Looks French made. Thin pin attachment with no hallmark.
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Added: 2/06/2004
Appear to be Bronze
Identified on 2/28/2004 by Chris Langley - Iranian Air Force Navigator wing from the Shah Rezah Pahlavi era - 1950's to 1970's
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Added: 2/06/2004
French type badge
Identified on 2/9/2004 - South Viet Nam pilot at the time of the French Occupation. Probably Bertrand made. - Warren Carroll
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Added: 5/19/2003
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Added: 2/24/2003
It is sand cast in brass, 3 inches wide and has cast-in loops for a straight pin attachment. Appears very old. Probably a Bazaar badge, something made for a bush jacket or even a souvenir? It's last known home was India.
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Added: 10/22/2002
This appears to be an RAF Other Ranks title but no country of Loizou can be found in research. Anyone have any info on this?
Airman Stephanos Piperoglou of the Hellenic Tactical Air Force wrote in with the following thoughts: "I ran into your WW2 wings site recently during the course of my work and spotted an unidentified "Loizou" badge. There is indeed no country named thus, but Loizou is a very common Greek-Cypriot surname. I would hazard a guess that the badge belongs to a member of the RAF of Cypriot origin named Loizou - Cyprus was a crown colony up until 1960, and indeed the current President of the island, Mr. Clerides, served in the RAF himself."
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Added: 8/19/2002
Identified on 2/06/2004
Its Cambodian, a pilot from the traditionalist Khmer / FANK Regime of the 60's /70's.. Identified via NZ from a rather obscure book on Cambodian forces badges.
More information on this badge on 8/9/2004 - This emblem is the emblem of the pilots of the Khmers (Royal Cambodian Air Forces). This model is the one that was given to the young Khmer pilots for the sixth promotion, it was used in Cambodia after 1965. The bird in the center of the emblem is the Hansa or Han, the sacred goose mounting of Vishnou, one of the symbols of the Khmer monarchy. The markings on the back of the badge are alphanumeric which probably means this is a fake as the real badges carried only series of figures.
Lt Colonel S.Sisowath - former pilot of the Khmer Royal aviation.
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Added: 8/19/2002
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Added: 7/8/2002
Note: It's obviously Finnish but with the unusual combination of the "post-9/44" design with the swastika
Identified on 11/21/2004 by Matti Hietanen
It’s not a pilot wing but a course insignia. Those letters mean like warrant-officer-pilot-course XI. Private-service-courses had their own items/insignias. These wings are miniature size and not used on any uniform but on civilian wear.
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Added: 6/17/2002
Note: Gold wing with St. Stefan's Crown and 3 fire breathing dragons under the crown. This wing is belived to be from WW2 or just before the era. The wing has a WW2 type pin back. It measure 96 mm horizontally and 37 mm vertically.
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Added: 6/3/2002
A possible identification: 2/12/2006 - This wing is for medical sevice used in ww2 and was made by a unoffical MFG. This wing was used by a number of medical personal in the army air force medical service and is not offical issue. It is a private issue any one could buy. - James Johnson
Note: Marked Russell, NYC on back
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Added: 4/29/2002
Note: 4"x2"
Identified on 5/9/02 by Randy Scorby
This is a WW2 Iraqi pilot wing.
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Added: 4/26/2002
Note: South African but for what use? Height 56mm, Width 52mm approx.
John Marking wrote in on 8/9/2004 to say: The gold embroiderd badge you have on your site with the wreath,eagle and gold map of Africa with the blue letters M.C. is very probably an airline associated with the British company well known in Africa, called Mitchell Cotts. Their shipping company flag is similar also with a blue flag , yellow map of Africa and a blue M.C.
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Added: 4/17/2002
Note: Possibly a Norweigan badge? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Identified on 4/17/2002 by Warren Carroll, John Conway and Derek Carter
This is a cap badge for the members from Norway that joined the german forces under their own National units. It is a cap badge of the Nasjonal Samling (Norwegian National Unity Party) or
Nazi Party headed by Quisling.
Another site visitor writes: This falcon (not an eagle) is probably a replica since the orginal is in gold ,not with red enamel but with red paint. This type of falcon was worn by the Rikshirden,Quislings boys. Norwegians that collaborated with the Germans in WW2. 2000 of these Hirdmen joined the Waffen-SS for a year or more. They served in German SS uniforms, not Hirduniform.
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Length: 4 inches
Width: 1 inch
Contributor: R. & J. Quetel Collection
Date Added: 9/24/01
Identified on 2/4/2003 by Andrew Butler
This wing is the U.S. Civilian Technical Corps see article in Vol 12 No.1 of 'The Military Advisor'
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Length: 1 9/16"
Width: 7/16"
Contributor: R. & J. Quetel Collection
Date Added: 11/30/2001
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Length: 1 1/8"
Width: 11/16"
Hallmark: Sterling
Contributor: R. & J. Quetel Collection
Date Added: 11/30/2001
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I have attached an unknown wing that is 2 1/4 inches long by 17/32" wide and is
only marked 1/20 G.F. We looked in all the reference books we have including 2
books on airline wings, Kiddie Wings And Other Things by William Gawchik and
Pilot Wings of the United States 1913-1995 Civilian and Commercial by Philip R.
Martin, but we couldn't identify it.
IDENTIFIED ON 2/17/2002 by JJWINGS
This wing is an early Northwest Airlines radio operators overseas wing
1950/1970 also used by other male crew members like purser but was made
for radio wireless operator.
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I have this wing that I need to get identified. It is a civilian wing that I believe is cap sized at 2 1/8 inches wide. It is not marked on the back and has a white metal pin and drop in catch. I think it's 1930's vintage and the plane flying over the globe looks like a catalina. It might be Pan-Am or possibly TWA, or ?
IDENTIFIED 8/19/2001 by R. & J. Quetel:
From Hake's Price Guide to Character Toys 3rd Edition, the item is clearly identified on page 224, item CLP-2. "The 'China Clipper' mystique and adulation resulted in several tribute premiums issued by Quaker Oats." In this case the wing is a "1935 Quaker Puffed Wheat and Rice Brass Bar Badge", valued between "$20 to $75. For anyone not familiar with "premiums", a premium originally was an item that was either given away free or possibly there was a very nominal shipping cost to get it. There are all types of premiums ranging from autographed photos to watches. Although premiums have been around for a very long time, those of us familiar with the term are most familiar when it is in regards to radio shows and later television shows. They also make premiums items that advertise a company. Examples would be a Tropicana "Orange" radio or a Ritz Cracker wristwatch. These items have to be purchased, but today they are also classified as premiums. The idea was for a company, usually a sponsor to the program, to give an item relating to the show so that you would buy their product to get it. Radio shows such as Buck Rogers, Batman, Jack Armstrong, The Lone Ranger, Tom Mix, Space Patrol, and Superman are just a few of the programs who had sponsors that gave away premiums. Although not all sponsors were makers of cereals, many were. Well before this gets to be a long letter, at least the item has been properly identified. If anyone is interested in premiums, let us know and we'll give them a list of books that are on the subject.
Rob & Joe
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