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Old 07-02-20, 10:57 AM
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Picked this up in a mixed lot recently but have no idea what it is. It might not even be British. Any ideas? Thank you!
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Looks like a civil airline pilots badge Des.
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Yes old airlines wing.
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Old 08-02-20, 07:10 AM
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Thank you both. I believe you are right. It looks like it might be American Airlines.
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It might not even be British.
Badge, Pilot, British Eagle International Airlines Ltd.

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Badge, Pilot, British Eagle International Airlines Ltd.

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The company history on Wikipedia is an interesting read.
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The company history on Wikipedia is an interesting read.
For some reason as soon as I saw Eagle Airlines I thought of the comic book character Dan Dare !
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Wow, thanks Mike!

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