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STAR HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM WINGS?


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I bought this a few years ago not knowing the top of the shield was messed with, i'm not sure of it but looks to had a senior star on top?

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5thwingmarty

I know this pattern continued to be issued after WWII, but I don't think I have ever seen one with a star or a star and wreath on it.  This could be a wing that had it's star removed, or one that someone was prepping to add a star to.

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4 hours ago, pconrad02 said:

Just looks like some "dings" to me ... 😉 particularly the second pic

look at pic no# 4 & 5

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3 minutes ago, donaldnol said:

I have another one same type of wing i got with the top of shield cut out a little

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possibly the cutting machine goofed up

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The senior and master aircrew badge wasn't authorized until around the Korean war.  So, there were no senior or master A/C ratings during WWII.  Both of the wings shown are likely WWII/KW period.  There would be no reason to REMOVE a star from a A/C wing during WWII, since they didn't exist.  I also doubt anyone would convert a KW vintage senior A/C wing to a regular A/C wing, as the latter would have been very common.

 

I suspect that the damage are simply dings to the wings or perhaps there was a misallignment of the planchet in the die during manufacturing.  Neat variations.

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