Graduation wing badge awarded to Colonel Charles A. This is another 1919 pattern pilot badge. Pilot badge made by the Kinney Company, Providence, RI. Haynes - 011055, who later gave it to Colonel Charles W. Originally it was owned by Brigadier General Caleb V. This (sterling with no backmark or hallmark) badge has an interesting history. After the Armistice he was able to get his pilot rating while still overseas. The Balloon Pilot Badge appears as a half-wing version of the Naval. Wienge, who was an Observer with the 91st Aero Squadron during WW1. Criteria: The Balloon Pilot Badge is a military decoration of the United States. Meyer, Washington DC (no, that's not a typo) Meyer NY shield logo, SterlingĮarly pattern Meyer pilot with later added command pilot deviceįrom Offical Die, Sterling, S.N. Time wise, this particular badge was made in the 1920s so it actually pre-dates the "Military Aviator" wing badge currently posted at the top of the page.ĭebossed N.S. He served overseas during WW1 and was rated a "Military Aviator" prior to January 25, 1919. This badge is still sewn to a uniform worn by a Major in the Army Air Corps during the mid-1920s. Warĭepartment Circular 21, dated 20 February 1940, changed the designationġ937 Military Airplane Pilot (12 years plus 2000 hours) worn by Colonel Charles W. Special note: The Military Airplane Pilot rating did not last long. With only 63 men qualified to wear one in 1938 it was not cost effectiveįor Dieges & Clust to make a die since they probably would not sell many. and I must add that it is very good casting. It may not be immediately noticeable but this badge isĬast. At that time, the active component of the military, excluding the coast guard, comprised 1.9 million men and women, or about 1 percent of the population. Rating of pilot for at least 12 years and had flown more than 2000 hours" To quote Duncan Campbell from his book, "On 23 December 1937, the Warĭepartment awarded this rating to 63 veteran aviators, who had held the Pilot badge made in 1938 by Dieges & Clust. This is not a WWII Senior Pilot badge, it is a 1937 Military Airplane The MA rating was not awarded after Januand in order to be qualifed to wear one a pilot had to have 3-years flight experience or be awarded the rating through an Act of Congress for wartime achievement. While similar in style, it is a "Military Aviator" badge made between 1926-1937 and worn by a post-WW1 career officer. Click on the images to see a larger version and the back of the wing/badgeĭo not confuse this with a "Military Airplane Pilot" wing badge approved in 1937 (see wing below).
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