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ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8
ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8
ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8
ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8
ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8
ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8
ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8
ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8
ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8
ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8

ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER 3 1/8" WING BADGE

$ 84.48

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: I ONLY SELL TO BUYERS REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES. PRE-OWNED FROM A COLLECTION...EXCELLENT CONDITION PIN BACK FASTENER WORKING WELL, HALLMARKED STERLING
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    MY OFFER IS FOR A SCARCE ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE STERLING COMBAT OBSERVER WING BADGE.  IT HAS A SOLID BACK, SLIGHTLY CONCAVE BEHIND THE "O", WITH THE TYPICAL CURVATURE TO BETTER ALLOW ATTACHEMENT TO WOOL UNIFORMS.  IT IS MARKED STERLING, NO MAKER’S MARK.
    THE BEAUTIFUL AND STRONG CONSTRUCTED BADGE MEASURES 3 1/8" WIDE x 3/8" TALL AT THE CENTER, WEIGHS AN OUNCE. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, NICE PATINA, PROTECTED IN A WING COLLECTION. CLOSELY REVIEW THE PHOTOS, THEY ARE THE BEST REPRESENTATION OF CONDITION.  THE WING IS PART OF A COLLECTION THAT I INHERITED, A COLLECTION WHICH SPANNED ABOUT FIVE DECADES. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING.
    Between 1919 and 1935 the design of the Observer Badge remained unchanged, and was issued to both airplane and lighter-than-air ratings. However, as military aviation developed, changes in the concept of an Airplane Observer necessitated the redesign of the Observer Badge with a corresponding change in the eligibility criteria. On 20 February 1940 the rating was changed to that of
    Combat Observer
    , followed by redesignation as
    Aircraft Observer
    on 4 September 1942.
    By the time of the United States' entry into the Second World War, three Observer Badges were authorized by the Army Air Forces. The first was the Combat Observer Badge: in appearance an Aviator Badge with a large 'O' in the center. For Balloon Observers, a separate badge was created: the Observer Badge augmented with a balloon insignia.
    The third and final version of the Observer Badge was the Technical Observer Badge, an Aviator Badge with a T and O motif in the center. The Technical Observer Badge was primarily awarded to flight engineering personnel assigned to assist the flight engineer. From Wikipedia
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