WWII Wings Converted to USAF Navigator Wing

[otter42]

Picked these up today. You can see the original maker and Sterling, then a new Sterling stamp applied over the original. The Navigator sheild Is applied over the original. Is this common, I had never seen this done before, but I'm no expert.

[Costa]

Amcraft maker converted. never seen this before

[bobgee]

Likely a 1947 era conversion piece made quickly to provide the new Nav wing badge utilizing present stock/ My 2-cents. Bobgee

[pfrost]

That is a really cool wing. It looks to me that they restruck an AMCRAFT pilot wing with a new excised sterling mark (you can see the remnants of the original hallmark) before adding the new navigator device. I wonder why they went to all that trouble?

 

Very interesting.

[otter42]

Thanks for the input. I wondered why they would stamp over the maker mark too. Maybe had to do it because of altering the original piece. Do you think these were just pilot wings?

[Steve L]

otter42,

 

Not common at all, 1st one I've seen; and I agree with Bobgee's, Costa's and Patrick's assessments. Thanks for sharing!!

 

Steve

[otter42]

Thanks Steve, good to know. Ken

[Patchcollector]

Neat piece and a great example of some resourceful repurposing.I love oddities like these.