B-17Guy Posted December 27, 2011 Share #151 Posted December 27, 2011 Close up of wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted March 9, 2012 Share #152 Posted March 9, 2012 Nice pic of Col. Henry Conger Pratt wearing a wing badge made by Dan S. Dunham. Colonel Pratt was C.O. of Kelly Field, TX during World War 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted March 10, 2012 Share #153 Posted March 10, 2012 Eddie Rickenbacker's uniform on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted March 10, 2012 Share #154 Posted March 10, 2012 Putting a potential full name to the studio photograph is exciting stuff! I tried get a close-up image of the wings depicted on Lt. William Mathews A.E.F. identification paper, but was not very successful. Between the uneven surface caused by the embossed seal, and the lack of detail in the original shot, I was only able to come up with a very limited outline of the down-swept wings. Russ, That's an interesting wing you've shown us on Lt. Mathews A.E.F. identification paper. In the picture below is an odd badge with somewhat similar shaped wings but its center shield is not as well defined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted March 11, 2012 Share #155 Posted March 11, 2012 Elliott White Springs - World War I ace (1896-1959) wearing a 1917 style Military Aviator pilot badge with star above the shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk3370 Posted March 11, 2012 Share #156 Posted March 11, 2012 Elliott White Springs - World War I ace (1896-1959) wearing a 1917 style Military Aviator pilot badge with star above the shield. Cliff, Very nice pic of Elliott White Springs. Have you noticed that most of the old pilots that trained and flew with the Brits continue to wear the USR and Signal Flags rather than the wing and prop. Henry Clay continued wearing that insignia until his death in 1919. Elliott and Henry were of the same early period and both went through their training with the Brits. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted March 11, 2012 Share #157 Posted March 11, 2012 Cliff,Very nice pic of Elliott White Springs. Have you noticed that most of the old pilots that trained and flew with the Brits continue to wear the USR and Signal Flags rather than the wing and prop. Henry Clay continued wearing that insignia until his death in 1919. Elliott and Henry were of the same early period and both went through their training with the Brits. Terry Hi Terry, Sorry but your eyes are a lot sharper than mine... and my memory is about shot too! BTW, there are a couple of neat little videos available on the internet which shows a good number of the pilots who flew with the 148th Aero Squadron, including Henry Clay. The resolution is fantastic. Don't you have his unifom? See: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675022...ant-E-W-Springs http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675022...pended-aircraft Kind regards, Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cthomas Posted June 30, 2012 Share #158 Posted June 30, 2012 The bullion wings of Lt. Col. Charles C. Benedict, Commandant of the 2nd CAS at Chatillion, France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeK Posted July 16, 2012 Share #159 Posted July 16, 2012 Two Bullion Pilot's Wings - both on jackets :thumbsup: but neither attributed :crying: Regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeK Posted July 16, 2012 Share #160 Posted July 16, 2012 second... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted July 16, 2012 Share #161 Posted July 16, 2012 second... Super nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collector .45 Posted October 15, 2012 Share #162 Posted October 15, 2012 The WWI Pilots patch is cool, especially the bullion one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted January 13, 2013 Share #163 Posted January 13, 2013 Here is another fine portrait of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, American World War 1 Ace-of-Aces with 26 aerial victores. The uniform he is wearing in the portrait is now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center which is the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) annex at Washington's Dulles International Airport in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County, Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted March 5, 2013 Share #164 Posted March 5, 2013 Thought I'd add these 2. (I added a separate thread in the groupings section.) Attributed to Lt. Thomas D. Howard, Coast Artillery Corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uniforms of the Day Posted March 16, 2013 Share #165 Posted March 16, 2013 Does anyone have examples of the metal/bullion combination types? All metal shield with bullion wings and details? I was looking for some examples to refer to. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
americankraut Posted April 2, 2013 Share #166 Posted April 2, 2013 This is my Fiances Great Grandfathers tunic He was a Pilot Instructor during WWI. It is on the right sleeve if I remember correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjm Posted May 3, 2013 Share #167 Posted May 3, 2013 Here's some insignia that came with an attributed grouping showing a metal/bullion combination wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk3370 Posted May 3, 2013 Share #168 Posted May 3, 2013 Thought I'd add these 2. (I added a separate thread in the groupings section.) Attributed to Lt. Thomas D. Howard, Coast Artillery Corps. Howard A.jpgHoward B.jpg Howard 1.jpg Kurt, Very nice observer wings. This style is most likely British mfg. I have had two very similar that were worn by Lt. Ralph Dold and was told that he picked both up in england. I have never seen french mfg wings constructed in this manner which is typical of the brits. Again very nice, thanks for posting. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjm Posted May 15, 2013 Share #169 Posted May 15, 2013 Here are images of the wings I posted above with a portrait in wear by pilot Lt. John M. Schaupp, Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjm Posted May 15, 2013 Share #170 Posted May 15, 2013 Identity card of Lt. John M. Schaupp, Jr. showing a metal wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted May 15, 2013 Share #171 Posted May 15, 2013 Nice wings. I don't think I have every seen one like that with a metal "US" on a bullion shield. Very cool. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James39 Posted May 23, 2013 Share #172 Posted May 23, 2013 Some great pieces...you don't see these everyday! Really nice to see what is out there in collections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted May 25, 2013 Share #173 Posted May 25, 2013 Lt. Samuel Kaye, Jr. - 94th Aero Squadron - Army of Occupation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted May 25, 2013 Share #174 Posted May 25, 2013 Lt. Harvey Weir Cook - 94th Aero Squadron - Army of Occupation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted May 25, 2013 Share #175 Posted May 25, 2013 Two embroidered wing badges used by Capt. Elliott White Springs, 148th Aero Squadron: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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