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Title: Wings Badge ???
Post by: wilhenri on January 30, 2015, 07:34:27 AM

I feel sure I saw a post a few weeks back with this same wings badge but I can not now find it. Anyway it jogged the old grey cells and I knew I had the same badge on a cigarette lighter from years back. Its taken a few weeks to locate it but if anyone remembers or know what this badge is I too would be pleased to know. I have a feeling its probably an American manufacturer for aero engines such as Pratt and Whitney but not sure.

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: mart on January 30, 2015, 08:44:57 PM

I do not remember those wings from here !!

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: KC on January 31, 2015, 01:54:22 AM

Don't remember one like this either.  Remember there was a question about patches.

Is that a pilot with pilot cap on in the center?  What brand of lighter?

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: wilhenri on January 31, 2015, 12:17:35 PM

The lighter is a Ronson Whirlwind and not significant to the badge as I remember sticking the badge on to it many years ago. Pilot in flying helmet in the centre of a Radial engine hence my Pratt and Whitney idea.... If it was not here cant think where I saw it its no big deal anyway.

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: Pelady on January 31, 2015, 01:16:10 PM

Had my boyfriend, a pilot, look at it before your last post.  He said it looked like it was added to the lighter which you confirm.  He also said that if it was Pratt Whitney it would of had a PW on it somewhere.  He thought it was just a generic set of wings.  They often gave a set of wings to children when they went on early airline flight.

PeLady

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: KC on January 31, 2015, 02:26:50 PM

Showed to hubby (Int'l Captain) and he said it reminds him of ones that engine companies would make and give away.

So, I looked and found that Wright did make pins with radial engines but couldn't find one like yours.

Still looking.

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: wilhenri on February 01, 2015, 01:15:48 PM

 :) :) just wish I could recall which forum it was on...will keep looking

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: KC on February 01, 2015, 02:12:21 PM

Oh...so you are being unfaithful and seeing another forum behind our backs (like mart..)????  :)

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: wilhenri on February 02, 2015, 02:34:12 AM

Sorry  ;D but it may have been an aviation forum as I am a former aviator.
Belay that just been through all my history it was on Ebay but they have obviously been sold as not showing now. However here is a pair of wings I dug out of one of my boxes. Obviously a give away by the Consolidated Company as previously discussed. Shown with a pair of Liaison Pilot wings for scale. I will put a seperate post with som more of my wings collection  ;)

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: KC on February 02, 2015, 08:03:22 PM

Oooohhhh what aviation forum?  My hubs would like that!

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: wilhenri on February 03, 2015, 03:50:38 AM

Pprune check it out but he may already know about it

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: Pelady on February 03, 2015, 12:14:25 PM

Would you post the link WilHenri  Googling Pprune gets a few results but nothing opens when I click on it.
Pelady

Title: Re: Wings Badge ???
Post by: wilhenri on February 04, 2015, 04:05:23 AM

Here you go http://www.pprune.org/