BEAST Posted January 7, 2007 Share #1 Posted January 7, 2007 I bought these several years ago thinking they were sweethart wings. But looking them over again, I started wondering if they were. If they are sweethart, they are some of the best made (and heaviest) that I have seen. They are 14K gold (1/30 filled). The back is marked "R G P" and "H-H" Need your opinions please! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted February 11, 2007 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2007 Interesting maker mark that I have not seen before - I think your initial assumption is correct. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder505 Posted February 11, 2007 Share #3 Posted February 11, 2007 Allen H. just posted a thread about Gold Aerial Gunners wings. I have a pilots jacket that came from the vet and the wings are gold tinted. The jacket has a blue backing with a gold border. I think it was to show off the wings and not a sweetheart wing. I posted a picture of the wing and backing on another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted February 12, 2007 Share #4 Posted February 12, 2007 Allen H. just posted a thread about Gold Aerial Gunners wings.I have a pilots jacket that came from the vet and the wings are gold tinted. The jacket has a blue backing with a gold border. I think it was to show off the wings and not a sweetheart wing. I posted a picture of the wing and backing on another thread. Please post some pictures for more discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 24, 2009 Share #5 Posted January 24, 2009 I was digging around in some older posts and found this one....I was given to believe that the gold wings were worn with formal dress uniforms or on garrison caps. I've seen more of them in pilot wing form than anything else. The kids assigned to the bomber squadrons in Europe and elsewhere didn't have much time for parties, so I would suspect most of these wings were worn stateside or by HQ staff. Don't recall seeing them in the larger 3" size, mostly 2" and smaller. Paul S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted January 26, 2009 Share #6 Posted January 26, 2009 I had read somewhere that these gold Air Force pilots wings could be attributed to civilian contract pilots who served as instructors. That might make sense as today, the U.S. Army has gold pilots wings in all three classifications for Department of the Army civilian pilots. However, these modern DAC pilots perform other duties besides instructors, like serve as duty pilots for Army depots. I also seem to recall, years ago, seeing gold Air Force style pilots wings being advertised in pilot shop catalogs. Does this ring a bell with any of you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted June 15, 2009 Share #7 Posted June 15, 2009 Sorry to be so slow on the uptake, but in reading Patrick's Civilian Flight Instructor section of his fine site, I saw his attribution of these gold wings to certain civilian flight instructors. It makes sense, since I have seen these neat little gold wings almost entirely in the pilot rating...there was a gold gunner or two, but I don't recall seeing any others in gold. So it seems to be a reasonable attribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plant#4 Posted June 15, 2009 Share #8 Posted June 15, 2009 R.G.P. stands for "rolled gold plate", just in case ya'll did not know. Meaning that the gold that was used is 14 kt, BUT, its very thin. It's not solid gold of any mixture. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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