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Navy League Aviator Wings
« on: April 01, 2014, 10:52:53 AM »
These are some US Navy League wings. Hope you guys like.

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Re: Navy League Aviator Wings
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2014, 01:47:53 PM »
Navy League? Explain please...thanks!
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Re: Navy League Aviator Wings
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2014, 01:52:49 PM »
Quote from: Tom E. Gunn on April 01, 2014, 01:47:53 PM
Navy League? Explain please...thanks!

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Re: Navy League Aviator Wings
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2014, 03:09:53 PM »
The Navy League awards a set of wings to the top graduate of each Aviator class. I believe it is still done to this day. I believe this set of wings dates to around the 60s. They are made by Bastian Brothers and are pretty high quality. These wings are somewhat scarce, but I would not call them rare. Just a cool variation in the USN wings.

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Re: Navy League Aviator Wings
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2014, 03:14:16 PM »
Quote from: hink441 on April 01, 2014, 03:09:53 PM
The Navy League awards a set of wings to the top graduate of each Aviator class. I believe it is still done to this day. I believe this set of wings dates to around the 60s. They are made by Bastian Brothers and are pretty high quality. These wings are somewhat scarce, but I would not call them rare. Just a cool variation in the USN wings.

Chris

Thanks Hink !!!  a kind of Merit award so to speak ??

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Re: Navy League Aviator Wings
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2014, 06:07:24 PM »
Quote from: littlebuddy on April 01, 2014, 03:14:16 PM
Quote from: hink441 on April 01, 2014, 03:09:53 PM
The Navy League awards a set of wings to the top graduate of each Aviator class. I believe it is still done to this day. I believe this set of wings dates to around the 60s. They are made by Bastian Brothers and are pretty high quality. These wings are somewhat scarce, but I would not call them rare. Just a cool variation in the USN wings.

Chris

Thanks Hink !!!  a kind of Merit award so to speak ??

LB

Yep,
Definitely a merit award. Forgot to mention that these wings have the short posts and could easily date to the 1950s. I have also seen these wings with the pin-back version.

Chris
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Re: Navy League Aviator Wings
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2014, 01:23:49 AM »
Right...gotcha! A kind of "Top Gun" award?
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Re: Navy League Aviator Wings
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2014, 02:34:43 AM »
Top Gun is a post graduate course, rather like our QWI, QHTI course etc.....

I think these are given to overall best student on graduation and would include, flying ability, academics etc. Certainly an award that won't harm your career.

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