WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE NAVIGATOR WINGS -
A navigator is the person on board an aircraft responsible for its navigation. The navigator's primary responsibility is to be
aware of ship or aircraft position at all times. Responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the ship's captain or
aircraft commander of estimated timing to destinations while en route, and ensuring hazards are avoided. The navigator is in charge
of maintaining the aircraft or ship's nautical charts, nautical publications, and navigational equipment, and generally has
responsibility for meteorological equipment and communications.
The set of wings presented here were issued to Aircraft navigators during WWII. The design consists of a pair of wings with a
circular center which contains a globe surrounded by a series of ellipses.
The wings shown here are an example of late war production. Clutch-back construction. Likely to be unmarked Sterling.
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This US medal or insignia is currently being
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because
the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with
the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this medal/insignia.
Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of
the collectible.
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going to our
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