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Old 24-04-20, 01:39 PM
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Greetings from North Carolina, USA. I am interested in WW1 aviation related items, primarily wing badges. I joined this forum to learn more about the RFC wing badges and markings. Thanks.
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Welcome to the Forum LtDan. Your account is active and open for posts.
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Old 24-04-20, 10:14 PM
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Greetings from North Carolina, USA. I am interested in WW1 aviation related items, primarily wing badges. I joined this forum to learn more about the RFC wing badges and markings. Thanks.
Welcome mate and yes there is another who is into WW1 aviation but mainly in the AFC .

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Welcome to the forum Dan, Regards Mark
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Old 25-04-20, 08:07 AM
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Welcome LtDan. A wealth of knowledge to be found on this site, so explore and ask away. North Carolina eh! I have a cousin who lives on a golf course at Pinehurst! Lucky sod!
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Hello from the UK,

Although these items are not my core collecting, I have always held a fascination of things US aviation. This small, but perfectly formed, collection took me quite some time to put together but the 1920s pilot's wing on the upper right of the board is the only item that has identification of its owner. When I came across it, I guessed that it may have been an aviation relative's gift to a 1942-newly-graduated S/Sgt., seeing as at the time it was already a 20-year-old item. Were US pilots often ever sergeants? Would/could he have been commissioned quite soon after entering the service from being an Aviation Cadet? Once on operations, were US Sgt. pilots ever often to remain un-commissioned for very long?

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Old 08-12-20, 10:08 PM
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Welcome and there are a couple of people here that collect WW1 US Aviation also.

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Old 09-12-20, 02:29 AM
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Martin, the pin back sterling wing is most likely a WW2 presentation wing given upon completing basic flight school. I have my father's and it looks just like it. He was a career Air Force pilot and of all of his wings they are the only pin back pair the had, and they are also marked sterling.




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Old 09-12-20, 12:31 PM
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...this first item I believe to be a 1918-period, second-pattern, "Dallas" wing...the 1917-period Officer's collar devices must be unusual to find in pairs - are the 1920s ones equally so?...regarding the winged star item at the top of the last two images, is it anything official? - or is it perhaps a sweetheart item...(8{

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Old 09-12-20, 03:23 PM
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Martin, the winged star makes me think of the current retired symbol. I am not familiar with it as an official insignia, but have not studied the service past WW2.

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Old 10-12-20, 03:59 PM
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...this, I believe to be the pattern of the wing - as described in the publication of Jon Maguire...am still none the wiser regarding Sergeant pilots in the USAAC/USAAF...(8{

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Hello from the UK,

Although these items are not my core collecting, I have always held a fascination of things US aviation. This small, but perfectly formed, collection took me quite some time to put together but the 1920s pilot's wing on the upper right of the board is the only item that has identification of its owner. When I came across it, I guessed that it may have been an aviation relative's gift to a 1942-newly-graduated S/Sgt., seeing as at the time it was already a 20-year-old item. Were US pilots often ever sergeants? Would/could he have been commissioned quite soon after entering the service from being an Aviation Cadet? Once on operations, were US Sgt. pilots ever often to remain un-commissioned for very long?

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There were "Flying Sergeants" in the USAAF during ww2 and before. There were not many of them, but they also flew overseas in combat as well. It is entirely possible that an earlier wing was worn in ww2 and finding one to named to a Sergeant is quite unusual. Most were promoted to Flight Officer or were commissioned, but some served throughout as NCOs.

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