CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT & VULTEE GROUPING

[rustywings]

I thought some of you might be interested in this little collection of early Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee items I've put together over the years. My attraction to the B-24 and B-36 led me down this path of collecting. Feel free to add any WWII era Consolidated Vultee patches, wings, or pins which you might have. I'd love to see what else is out there.

Russ

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Three inch shoulder patches.

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WWII Consolidated Vultee cap badge and two post-war Convair cap pieces. I believe in the late 1940's, the word "ASTRONAUTICS" was first used.

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WWII magazine ad...

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Early Vultee shoulder patches.

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Early Consolidated Aircraft patch and a Consolidated Vultee merger patch.

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Three WWII Consolidated Vultee wings. Pilot, Radio Officer and Flight Engineer.

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Back of the wings.

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Close up of the center designs.

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Convair cap piece.

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Back of the cap piece.

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WWII B-24 factory jacket patch...approximately five inches wide.

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The original price tag on the back...

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Here's a Consolidated Vultee, but built by Ford Aircraft, steering hub from the yolk of a B-24.

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Another angle of the hub.

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Reverse of the steering hub.

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B-24 hub with period Ford Aircraft shoulder patch depicting a B-24 as well.

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Ford Aircraft pins.

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Post war B-36 ad.

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B-36 pins.

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Consolidated Vultee lead paper weight.

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Classic WWII Vultee magazine ad...

[Sabrejet]

This is a stunning thematic grouping....congratulations on assembling it! I never realised there was such a range of related items. I have just a single Consolidated patch, much like one of yours. I'll dig it out and post it later this evening.

 

 

Sabrejet :thumbsup:

[Teamski]

An outstanding group indeed! I love the Vultee Vengeance patch!

 

-Ski

[Teamski]