pfrost Posted October 26, 2008 Share #1 Posted October 26, 2008 Picked this up the other day at the flea market. A very nice WWII vintage portrait of a WWII pilot wearing what looks to me to be Beverly Craft wings. What do you guys think? Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share #2 Posted October 26, 2008 A close up of the wings. Best I can do with the scanner. But the thing to note is the shoulder area. Compared to a real life wing. I think these are Beverly Craft wings. The picture came out of Los Angeles, so it isn't that far fetched. PFrost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted October 26, 2008 Share #3 Posted October 26, 2008 Pat - it looks like a match to me! I too share your love of photos that help draw a connection to the men who earned the wings we collect. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan Posted August 30, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 30, 2009 I found this WWII full size Beverlycraft bombardier wing today at a local antique market. I consider this to be a hard variation to find but the applied center on this one is unlike any I've seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan Posted August 30, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 30, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted March 31, 2012 Share #6 Posted March 31, 2012 THIS ONE JUST FLEW HOME. 3' BEVIECRAFT--- AND I THOUGHT THEY ONLY MADE PILOT WINGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted April 1, 2012 Share #7 Posted April 1, 2012 ...and Aircrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted April 1, 2012 Share #8 Posted April 1, 2012 Nice Gunner wing costa. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share #9 Posted April 2, 2012 I have the pilot, aircrew, bombardier, navigator, and a glider pilot with a "theater-made" addition of the "G". I have seen the other alphabet wings in other collections. I also recall seeing a flight surgeon made by Beverly craft. Oh and the observer wing. The pilot and the aircrew are far and away the most common, but other ratings are out there. Here is a bombardier wing with a nice oversize bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted April 2, 2012 Vintage photo of a guy wearing a Beverly Craft bombardier wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted April 2, 2012 The navigator wing and glider pilot wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted April 2, 2012 Share #12 Posted April 2, 2012 Here is another hard to find Beverly Craft wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted April 2, 2012 Share #13 Posted April 2, 2012 Costa I am glad you picked this up! When I first saw the photos I knew what is was... did the seller provide this photos or are they yours? I know we PM'd about getting better photos to confim what I said. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted April 2, 2012 Share #14 Posted April 2, 2012 Here is another hard to find Beverly Craft wing. Oh my that is an intersting wing :w00t: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mghcal Posted February 7, 2014 Share #15 Posted February 7, 2014 It's raining here in northern Ca finally so not much to do and thought I'd post another wing I recently picked up. From what I understand according to a couple members here the Observer wing isn't found very often. If you have one to compare that'd be great! If you have other Beverly wings please feel free to post them up too. A friend told me only a Californian would put a pin on backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mghcal Posted February 7, 2014 Share #16 Posted February 7, 2014 Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschwartz Posted February 7, 2014 Share #17 Posted February 7, 2014 Yeah that was my comment. Still holds true. Great wing. Mike knows the back story on this wing for me. Glad you found one. You're on a roll the past few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharfmaster Posted February 7, 2014 Share #18 Posted February 7, 2014 Simple explanation for the pin, left handed soldier. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustywings Posted February 8, 2014 Share #19 Posted February 8, 2014 Very nice! For reasons beyond me, the BeverlyCraft hallmarked Observer's badge has eluded my greedy little grasp for many many years. It's good to see there are still nice examples out there. Thank you for sharing this tough to find aerial badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted February 25, 2014 Share #20 Posted February 25, 2014 yes--- for those of you who were following the ebay auction on this item, i got it. it cost big but, being that i have the visor and badge i could not let this go to another corner of the planet. bad enough the coat and presentation wings were sold out from under me--- at least i got 3 of the 5 items. its a 3'in bevie craft gold wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted February 25, 2014 Share #21 Posted February 25, 2014 back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaf70 Posted February 25, 2014 Share #22 Posted February 25, 2014 Was the pin attachment normally reversed on this wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will m. Posted February 25, 2014 Share #23 Posted February 25, 2014 If my poor memory doesn't fail me.......I believe that all Beverly Craft wings have a female, that is ladies pin install. Some of the more astute might verify this. Was the pin attachment normally reversed on this wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman Posted February 25, 2014 Share #24 Posted February 25, 2014 Well Done C! Absolutely Unique! It sounds like you were preserving a particular flyer's material? If so, THAT is the greatest Blessing a Collector gets. I would enjoy hearing who it was if you have that info? and how the items were related to his story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thwingmarty Posted April 26, 2014 Share #25 Posted April 26, 2014 I picked up this little sweetheart Beverlycraft Navigator wing today. It has the palm trees all over the back and the reverse mounted pin. The Sterling and Beverlycraft hallmark are also upside down. Marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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