rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Another beautiful, custom embroidered bullion civilian pilot wing. This is actually a biographical wing and belonged to Carlton Ford James. The first picture shows him wearing the wing at 23 years old. The second is Carlton at 87. Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 This is a really handsome wing that starts with a base of an American Emblem & Co standard pilot and adding this custom made flight instructor banner. This wing was originally part of the Warren Carroll collection. This is the wing that is illustrated in Jon Maguire's book "More Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens", page #333 and is similar to Russ' wing. Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 One of my favorites, a Desert Aero school wing based on a Noble pilot wing base. Because of the time period when these Noble wings were made, this wing is probably late 30s-pre-WWII. Desert Aero was a contract school out in Inyokern, CA, located in the Mojave desert. The small field was called Harvey Field at the time and now is part of the China Lake Weapons Testing facilities. There is not a lot of information about the field or its owners. They tried to build a bigger school and bigger facilities but came up against funding issues and lack of support from town councils. Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Part of the enamel field series of wings, these two feature Shaw Field and Robbins Field. Shaw field is located in Sumter, SC and was activated on 30 August, 1941. It was named for a Sumter native, 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw, who was one of the first Americans to fly combat missions in WWI. It was both a primary and advanced school. Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 The second wing is from Robins Field. Robins was NE of Jackson, MS and was run by Mississippi Institute of Aeronautics, Inc. It is now Bruce Campbell Field. Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 An SSA wing related to a patch Russ showed earlier. Spartan School of Aeronautics? Not sure. Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 An early NS Meyer wing, late 30s style, but not sure what it is for. A school? A club? A flight company? Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 A series of colorful wing patches in various colors and designs. For jackets, shirts. Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 A cap and collar set. Not sure which school. Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 A nice CAA cap and collar and wing set on original Danecraft card. Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 A nice custom metal shop job. Turning a standard instructor badge also into a name tag. Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
cwnorma Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Tod, Some really amazing items! Thank you for sharing. Chris Link to post Share on other sites
rustywings Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 Hey Tod, those are some very nice additions to the thread! Thank you for your efforts. I wonder if your matching pair of "T.P." collar brass might represent the "Twenty-nine Palms" school? Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Don't know Russ. Would take a photo, no? But a good lead... Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
rathbonemuseum.com Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Russ, From this booklet posted online about Twentynine Palms Air Academy, who ran the school and the field, their wings and nomenclature had them using TAA. Take a look: https://www.yumpu.com/xx/document/read/56460726/6010-f-clampout-condor-field Tod RathboneRathbone Museum of WWII Aviation Uniforms and Insigniahttp://www.rathbonemuseum.comhttp://www.facebook.com/rathbonemuseum Link to post Share on other sites
ocsfollowme Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Here is a neat Kelly Field patch. I have seen about 3-4 of these in the past decade on eBay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Field -Steve OEF 11-12 veteran Selling off my 15 year private collection specializing in Home Front, AAF Schools, Aircraft Manufacturers, PX patches at www.ocsfollowme.com http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2014.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2015.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2016.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2018.gif Link to post Share on other sites
rustywings Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 Wow! What a nice Kelly Field patch! I especially like the way they incorporated the USAAF colors into the PT design! Thanks for posting... And thank you Tod for posting the additional info on the Twenty-nine Palms Flight School. It's all worthy info... Link to post Share on other sites
ocsfollowme Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 So I have had these for some time. Does anyone know what school they go to? 1.5" in diameter. Reminds me of the Chicago School of Aircraft Instruments Women's Aircraft Instrument Tech small round patches but they are of a different color. -Steve OEF 11-12 veteran Selling off my 15 year private collection specializing in Home Front, AAF Schools, Aircraft Manufacturers, PX patches at www.ocsfollowme.com http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2014.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2015.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2016.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2018.gif Link to post Share on other sites
ocsfollowme Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 On 8/5/2020 at 9:04 AM, rathbonemuseum.com said: Russ, From this booklet posted online about Twentynine Palms Air Academy, who ran the school and the field, their wings and nomenclature had them using TAA. Take a look: https://www.yumpu.com/xx/document/read/56460726/6010-f-clampout-condor-field Back to the Twenty Nine Palms...Yes, it was TAA. Here is a shirt that was on Ron Burkey's site that has since been sold. -Steve OEF 11-12 veteran Selling off my 15 year private collection specializing in Home Front, AAF Schools, Aircraft Manufacturers, PX patches at www.ocsfollowme.com http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2014.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2015.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2016.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2018.gif Link to post Share on other sites
ocsfollowme Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 This one has not been posted yet. Baer Field Engineer Depot Sub-Depot Now Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base Indiana -Steve OEF 11-12 veteran Selling off my 15 year private collection specializing in Home Front, AAF Schools, Aircraft Manufacturers, PX patches at www.ocsfollowme.com http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2014.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2015.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2016.gifhttp://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2018.gif Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now