Wings, Observer qualified as Pilot, USAAF, Sterling N.S. Meyer New York.
€175.00
Tax included
Very scarce genuine interwar US Army Air Forces Observer qualified as pilot Badge (Wings), to be worn on dress uniform. Pin back in working condition.
Hallmarked Sterling N.S. Meyer New York..
This badge was issued to former American pilots reclassified as observers after 1920. It allowed them to wear a full pilot wing with “US” letters, signifying they were qualified pilots, even though they no longer flew as such, avoiding the stigma of wearing standard observer half-wings.
Very scarce genuine interwar US Army Air Forces Observer qualified as pilot Badge (Wings), to be worn on dress uniform. Pin back in working condition.
Hallmarked Sterling N.S. Meyer New York..
This badge was issued to former American pilots reclassified as observers after 1920. It allowed them to wear a full pilot wing with “US” letters, signifying they were qualified pilots, even though they no longer flew as such, avoiding the stigma of wearing standard observer half-wings.
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