donaldnol Posted December 11, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 11, 2020 I have a pilot wing here made by VANGUARD light weight looks to be cast from aluminum 3'' inches long has european style pins and over flow of metal on reverse side ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldnol Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted December 11, 2020 1 minute ago, donaldnol said: I have a pilot wing here made by VANGUARD light weight looks to be cast from aluminum 3'' inches long has european style pins and over flow of metal on reverse side ? you can see the extra flow of metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuftStalg1 Posted December 11, 2020 Share #3 Posted December 11, 2020 The clutch post look just like those of some reproduction DI's I had that were made by a man named Kupnick (sp?) or something like that from decades back. The description made me fist think POW made but in looking at your images it just seem to well done to me and not enough oxidation for that. Interesting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldnol Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted December 11, 2020 32 minutes ago, LuftStalg1 said: The clutch post look just like those of some reproduction DI's I had that were made by a man named Kupnick (sp?) or something like that from decades back. The description made me fist think POW made but in looking at your images it just seem to well done to me and not enough oxidation for that. Interesting though. i've gotten these wings in a large lot on bid years ago thought they could be toy wings but the vanguard is stamped to good. the back pins look german what they had on there insignias. thanks for reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-17Guy Posted December 12, 2020 Share #5 Posted December 12, 2020 I can’t imagine anyone faking a post WWII low value wing as this. It looks more like a repair to me. Wing probably dates from the mid 1950’s prior to alpha numeric system. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldnol Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted December 12, 2020 it would be great if VANGUARD had a page on what they had produce in pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldnol Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted December 12, 2020 the pins on this wing is sharp like needles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuftStalg1 Posted December 12, 2020 Share #8 Posted December 12, 2020 What do the edges look like? This should tell us if it is truly die struck or sand cast or something else. Could it be a test strike or did Vanguard truly make aluminum wings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldnol Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, LuftStalg1 said: What do the edges look like? This should tell us if it is truly die struck or sand cast or something else. Could it be a test strike or did Vanguard truly make aluminum wings? i just put it under a 40x lens and it showed tiny pits under N.Y. and some other areas it must be casted aluminum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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