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Navy Senior Pilot Metallimerkki, metallinharmaa armeijamerkki, tuplapinssikiinnitys, leveys n. 7,5 cm, valmistaja Fostex.

Navy Senior Pilot Metallimerkki

Amerikkalainen merivoimien pilottien metallimerkki, joka vissiin erottaa tavalliset pilotit kovista piloteista. Joka tapauksessa, tämä metallimerkki on kahdella pinssipiikillä kiinnitettävä, täysmetallinen ja autenttinen värme kelle tahansa sotailmailua harrastavalle.

Pilot metallimerkki historiaa

Näiden merkkien alkuperä juontaa aina ensimmäiseen maailmansotaan saakka, kuten Wikipedia meitä osaa valistaa lähteineen:

World War I

The first United States Aviator Badges were issued to members of the Air Service during World War I. The badges were issued in three degrees: Observer (a “US” shield and one left-side wing), Junior Aviator or Reserve Aviation Officer (a “US” shield between two wings), and Senior Aviator (a star over “US” shield between two wings). The Army Air Service also issued a badge for balloon pilots, known as the Aeronaut Badge.

Enlisted Aviators wore their regular rank insignia and the Observer’s badge. There were 29 enlisted pilots before the American entry into World War I. The second enlisted aviator, William A. Lamkey, got a discharge and flew for Pancho Villa. The remaining enlisted pilots received commissions in 1917. There were 60 enlisted mechanics who were trained as pilots in France during the war, but they were used for ferrying duties and did not fly in combat. The recruiting and training of enlisted Aviators ended in 1933.

– Valmistaja Fostex
– Kunnon jämäkkä metallimerkki
– Siivet, kilpi, seppele ja tähti
– Metallinharmaa armeijamerkki
– Tuplapinssikiinnitys