aclfan Posted November 28, 2016 Share #1 Posted November 28, 2016 Not sure how often a Meyer USAF Navigator wing with the late 40s - early 50s mark shows up. They are not marked sterling, but I am sure they probably are silver based on the date of manufacture. Thought I would share for those interested in early USAF Korean era wings. Usually I just see the Meyer 9M or 22M marks when I peruse the internet. Can provide more images when I receive these wings in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Colt Posted November 28, 2016 Share #2 Posted November 28, 2016 Very nice pair of wings! The last time I saw one of these in this condition was at the ASMIC show. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcatter Posted November 28, 2016 Share #3 Posted November 28, 2016 As far as I know, these should be Nav wings from around 1950 and silver made (maybe not sterling silver, maybe silver 800 or so).I post a photo of an identical pair of wings for comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclfan Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted November 28, 2016 Tomcatter those are some nice wings. I did notice in the Air Officer's Guide, 5th Edition from 1951 it shows these wings, but everything else is still the WWII wings. I also have a 2nd edition from 1949 that does not show them (as I remember). Based on that, and your guess, 1950 was probably the first year of issue for this USAF wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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