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(Message started by: Charlie on Feb 14^th, 2008, 8:19pm)

Title: Some help?
Post by Charlie on Feb 14^th, 2008, 8:19pm

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.

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/civil2.jpg

Thanks kids.

Charlie

Title: Re: Some help?
Post by PollyPocket on Feb 14^th, 2008, 8:25pm

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.

Title: Re: Some help?
Post by Paul98 on Feb 14^th, 2008, 8:40pm

Charlie-

They look very similar to the AOPA wings of private pilots. Perhaps forerunners of the AOPA or local avation clubs? interesting

-P.

Title: Re: Some help?
Post by Charlie on Feb 14^th, 2008, 9:15pm

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.

Charlie

Title: Re: Some help?
Post by Mosaicwench on Feb 14^th, 2008, 9:56pm

NA8 was a designation for the Norfolk VA naval air station . . .

That is an 8, right?

Title: Re: Some help?
Post by Charlie on Feb 14^th, 2008, 10:25pm

Thanks but it's an S

NAS would work for Naval Air Station but these things are so tiny and they are a group.

Charlie

Title: Re: Some help?
Post by Annette on Feb 15^th, 2008, 12:48am

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.

Title: Re: Some help?
Post by Woobie on Feb 15^th, 2008, 1:10am

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.

smooch
woobs

Title: Re: Some help?
Post by Charlie on Feb 15^th, 2008, 8:00am

Thanks a ton Annette, and Woobs! http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/smooch kiss.gif

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.

I owe you all beer or the libation of your choices.

Charlie

Title: Re: Some help?
Post by alienspacebabe on Feb 15^th, 2008, 11:41am

Charlie, check your email. I sent an email to someone who just might know exactly what they are.