dskjl Posted October 27, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 27, 2019 Thoughts? sorry about the quality of the pics I don’t have the wings in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted October 27, 2019 Share #2 Posted October 27, 2019 A unique design for sure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted October 27, 2019 Thank you Bob, looks like we have a winner. I wonder if the us was added at a later date or if the school was picked up by the military as a flight school? thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted October 27, 2019 Share #4 Posted October 27, 2019 Weren't the instructors wings gold to quickly distinguish them from the Air Corps' silver wings? That one you posted looks like gilt had been rubbed away and the US added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted October 27, 2019 Weren't the instructors wings gold to quickly distinguish them from the Air Corps' silver wings? That one you posted looks like gilt had been rubbed away and the US added. That’s what I’m thinking, Im wondering if the school was under government contract and maybe graduates received a US pair. I’m not wing guy so maybe one our wing experts can identify and chime in on these. thanks again Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted October 27, 2019 Share #6 Posted October 27, 2019 If I had to guess, I would say that these were probably AMCRAFT wings from original Link dies. There is a pretty good thread here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/325617-new-earlyrare-wings-likely-from-a-wc-link-salesman-board/?hl=%2Blink+%2Bamcraft&do=findComment&comment=2615988 You have to remember that companies like AMCRAFT sold a lot of these type of wings to anyone who wanted one. Sometimes you will find these wings (and variants) being used for various flight schools, trucking companies, patriotic jewelry, personal use, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted October 28, 2019 If I had to guess, I would say that these were probably AMCRAFT wings from original Link dies. There is a pretty good thread here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/325617-new-earlyrare-wings-likely-from-a-wc-link-salesman-board/?hl=%2Blink+%2Bamcraft&do=findComment&comment=2615988 You have to remember that companies like AMCRAFT sold a lot of these type of wings to anyone who wanted one. Sometimes you will find these wings (and variants) being used for various flight schools, trucking companies, patriotic jewelry, personal use, etc. Great link, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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