This is a museum reproduction of an extremely rare WWI wing. Talk about ultra rare, this is it. You cant even find pictures of this one in most of the books. They just dont exist. 3 3/4 inches wide. The only pictures seem to be ads from WWI selling the wings. Most pilots just wore their standard Pilot wings and very few spent the extra dollar to get these. Most wings were jeweler designed and not official. The pursuit pilot wing is the rarest of all WWI wings. This reproduction is made with sterling silver wings and the center section in Brass. The wings are attached to a brass plate and wool is properly placed between the wings and the plate and then hand sewn. This reproduction is totally handmade as were the originals.
Please note this wing shows US on the shield but the one being sold here does not have the US. If you want this wing with the US please go to P-1864US.
I asked if there was anything for the United States role in the invasion of the Dominican Republic 1965. At that time there wasn't , but I contacted the owner and he said they would look into it.
There is now a Operation Power Pack patch, 1965-1966. 82nd Airborne Division was present there for over a year. During the Invasion there were 44 KIA. This event was over shadowed by the Vietnam War.
THANKS making the Patch. MACK
