Akko Posted January 23, 2011 Share #76 Posted January 23, 2011 My nurse wing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share #77 Posted January 24, 2011 Akko that appears to be a shirt size wing can you post a photo of the reverse. Thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschwartz Posted January 24, 2011 Share #78 Posted January 24, 2011 Uh John, all official Nurse wings were shirt size wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share #79 Posted January 25, 2011 LOL Bob - sorry a bad habit of pointing out the obvious as an opening to ask for more photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akko Posted January 25, 2011 Share #80 Posted January 25, 2011 No problem! :thumbsup: Here are the pic's. I know that this nurse wing is a 'Late war' one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAA Posted January 25, 2011 Share #81 Posted January 25, 2011 Some nice 1-piece sets, and a nice Meyer set of Nurse wings ~ will look for more images from my arhives - Enjoy! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share #82 Posted February 1, 2011 This thread really has turned out to be a great reference for FS wings - thanks all! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustywings Posted February 12, 2011 Share #83 Posted February 12, 2011 I recently picked up this 1950's Amcraft style badge which I thought was a little unusual. It's "STERLING" marked, but no other hallmarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustywings Posted February 12, 2011 Share #84 Posted February 12, 2011 Here's the back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share #85 Posted February 14, 2011 Very nice Russ - I think what is interesting is the fact that is uses the correct symbol as the center vs. the double serpent version. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-17Guy Posted February 14, 2011 Share #86 Posted February 14, 2011 Amico, Type II pair Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-17Guy Posted February 14, 2011 Share #87 Posted February 14, 2011 Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share #88 Posted February 16, 2011 Nice addition John! The 3 inch looks very minty. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCRECON Posted February 19, 2011 Share #89 Posted February 19, 2011 I've posted these in another topic area a while ago but here are the only pair of medical wings I have at the moment; shirt-sized Flight Nurse wings. I got the wings, along with the nurse's nursing school pin as a group back in mid 2010. According to the individual I got these from, they belonged to Dorothy Sudemeier Hill, late of Fort Collins CO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan Posted March 8, 2011 Share #90 Posted March 8, 2011 Here is an interesting flight surgeon wing on a WWII uniform. This came in to a local gun show that I was set up at this past weekend. Notice that the round "target" area of the wing is flat rather than the design of an observer. But on the back it appears like an observer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share #91 Posted March 9, 2011 Interesting - it appears this was a conversion to a FS wing based upon the photos and what appears to be evidence of the heat source on the front of the center area and the reverse of the caduceus. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted March 11, 2011 Share #92 Posted March 11, 2011 BG Malcolm C. Grow, chief flight surgeon of the Army Air Corps from 1934 to 1939. In 1949 then MG Grow was appointed first Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. Any idea what that device is he is wearing on his right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 11, 2011 Share #93 Posted March 11, 2011 Great picture of Gen. Grow, Cliff. I don't know what the device is but I think the General was an AMICO man...(from the USAF database)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 22, 2011 Share #94 Posted June 22, 2011 Those are some beautiful wings. I don't know all that much about wings but thanks to you guys I am learning. Thanks for posting them and letting me get to see those great wings. Here are a few in my collection. Nothing special but they are medical. Dennis USAF Chief Flight Surgeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 22, 2011 Share #95 Posted June 22, 2011 Senior Flight Surgeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 22, 2011 Share #96 Posted June 22, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 22, 2011 Share #97 Posted June 22, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rustywings Posted August 27, 2011 Share #99 Posted August 27, 2011 This might be more trivia than the average wing collector cares about, but I know we have several avid BALFOUR collectors out there who might find the info useful. This morning, while comparing and contrasting a recently acquired Flight Surgeon wing with coffee, I noticed the L.G. Balfour Company used at least two different styles of caduceus and two different wing patterns when producing their distinctive riveted medical badges. Note the subtle differences between the two caduceus on these two silver LGB hallmarked Flight Surgeon wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustywings Posted August 27, 2011 Share #100 Posted August 27, 2011 Both with standard rivets and LGB-STERLING incised markings, however one style caduceus is hallmarked, the other is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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