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Charlie
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Does anyone here have ideas what these 1 inch wings represent? I give up. A couple of them are sterling and they appear to be from the 1930s-50s. Perhaps they relate to radio controlled modeling or some other kind of civil aviation or manufacturing. I'm stuck.
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Re: Some help?
« Reply #1 on: Feb 14th, 2008, 8:25pm » |
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Charlie, something in the back of my brain is registering recognition, but I can't place where I've seen that before. I'm gonna send the pic to my Dad. He might know.
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They look very similar to the AOPA wings of private pilots. Perhaps forerunners of the AOPA or local avation clubs? interesting
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Re: Some help?
« Reply #3 on: Feb 14th, 2008, 9:15pm » |
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This makes a little sense. Private pilots or civil aviation are both something that works. The thing is that these things are the size of tie tacks. Perhaps that's what they are? They may just be lapel pins of course and it would also make sense that civil aviation insignia may be intentionally small.
Thanks kids. I plan the ebay the things eventually. I've had them at antique and collectible shows for years without much help. Time to get rid of the things.
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Re: Some help?
« Reply #4 on: Feb 14th, 2008, 9:56pm » |
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NA8 was a designation for the Norfolk VA naval air station . . .
That is an 8, right?
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Re: Some help?
« Reply #5 on: Feb 14th, 2008, 10:25pm » |
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Thanks but it's an S
NAS would work for Naval Air Station but these things are so tiny and they are a group.
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Re: Some help?
« Reply #6 on: Feb 15th, 2008, 12:48am » |
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Charlie , I think RFFS stands for Rescue & Fire Fighting Service, which is an UK and Australian organisation.
They have aviation service so the wings make sense.
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Re: Some help?
« Reply #7 on: Feb 15th, 2008, 1:10am » |
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Hey Charlie
Here's an acronym dictionary.........
I put in RFFS and it came up with the rescue & fire fighting service that annette just said -
so maybe this will help you.
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Re: Some help?
« Reply #8 on: Feb 15th, 2008, 8:00am » |
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Thanks a ton Annette, and Woobs! 
RFFS at least does indeed correspond to the Rescue thing. I noticed a couple of the others came close too but I dismissed them as unlikely. Now that I think of it, I bought a collection of Canadian and UK insignia 30 years ago somewhere in the Adirondacks. I sold it all over the years but not these. It would fit in. It must have been brought over in the 1940s.
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Re: Some help?
« Reply #9 on: Feb 15th, 2008, 11:41am » |
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Charlie, check your email. I sent an email to someone who just might know exactly what they are.
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