During WWI many of the Squadrons had a symbol painted on the side of their aircraft. The Pilots then had these made up into pins. This is a museum quality reproduction of the very rare 22nd Aero Pursuit Squadron Pin, of a shooting comet. Only one of these pins is know to exist and in the Smithsonian Collection. The in is 1 ¼ inches wide as was the original and made in gold plated brass with hard enameling. The original was 14k gold.
These are WWI Pilot Wing 2 1/4 inches wide, which would indicate a shirt or sweetheart wing. This museum quality reproduction is in sterling silver with the letters US 24k gold plated. On the back are the initials TRP. A quick scan of the WWI pilot’s names did not provide any results. Does anyone know who TRP was?
WWI Pilot wing in the Dallas Style but in all metal without the cloth backing. A very rare wing not found too often. Must have been made towards the end of the war when different companies were trying to cask in on the men going off to war. The is a museum quality reproduction in sterling silver with the letters US in 24karat gold plate.
