5thwingmarty Posted November 4, 2016 Share #26 Posted November 4, 2016 That shows it extremely well. The Aircrew wings were supposed to have the eagle from the great seal in front of a background of horizontal lines, like those on the observer wing and the letter wings. On Smilo's Aircrew wing, the background is kind of a stippled or pebbled texture with no horizontal lines. I think the Smilo Aircrew wings are the only ones I have seen without the lined background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kropotkin Posted November 4, 2016 Share #27 Posted November 4, 2016 I believe the Balfour air crew wing eschews the horizontal lines too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim B Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share #28 Posted November 4, 2016 That shows it extremely well. The Aircrew wings were supposed to have the eagle from the great seal in front of a background of horizontal lines, like those on the observer wing and the letter wings. On Smilo's Aircrew wing, the background is kind of a stippled or pebbled texture with no horizontal lines. I think the Smilo Aircrew wings are the only ones I have seen without the lined background. Ah, now I understand what you're referring to. I have not seen many aircrew wings in this pattern, so never really took notice of it. Are there also versions with the lines in the background? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thwingmarty Posted August 17, 2018 Share #29 Posted August 17, 2018 I just picked up my first Smilo letter wing, a Service Pilot. In looking at it, I think the letter was applied to a base wing. Can the rest of you look at your Smilo letter wings and see if they also appear to have applied letters? My loop is AWOL so I used my tablet to take photos and zoom in and it looks like the grooves extend behind the letter. If I can get my tablet connected to my computer I will try to upload a photo or two later. Marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thwingmarty Posted August 20, 2018 Share #30 Posted August 20, 2018 I got some photos with my camera to try and see if they could show whether the letters were applied. They are not as definitive as I had hoped but I still think I see overhangs between the letters and the grooved background that could not be achieved with a one-piece struck wing. Also, in looking at the two Liaison wing photos posted, one appears to have had the L applied much closer to the top of the shield than the other. In blowing up those two photos to where the shields were each 5" tall, one wing has a 1/4" gap between the top of the L and the edge of the shield, and the other has a 1/2" gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thwingmarty Posted August 20, 2018 Share #31 Posted August 20, 2018 Two more shots of the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted August 21, 2018 Share #32 Posted August 21, 2018 I love the quality of your pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thwingmarty Posted August 22, 2018 Share #33 Posted August 22, 2018 Thanks Patrick. Sometimes my camera does what I want it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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