Original Items: Only 2 Available. Now this is a fantastic opportunity to add two beautiful US Army Air Forces sterling wings lot to your collection. Both wings are marked as being STERLING and feature the trademark logo of N.S. MEYER.

Nathan S. Meyer established himself in the army and navy goods business in New York City in 1906, but claimed the business went back to 1868, certainly a reference to the D.C. military goods operation of his father, Simon N. Meyer, established about that time. In July 2000, Vanguard purchased all the assets of N. S. Meyer, Inc. of New York City. In 2009, Vanguard donated N. S. Meyer's vast collection of military insignia to the National Museum of the United States Army. Vanguard continues to be the Preeminent Manufacturer and Distributor of Military Insignia for all Branches of the US Armed Forces.

The Wings In This Lot:
- Liaison Pilot Wings: A liaison pilot was a World War II United States enlisted pilot, whose wings bore an "L" in the center. They flew light single engine liaison aircraft. Included were many enlisted aviation students who washed out of pilot training after having soloed and were given the opportunity to become liaison pilots. Flight training consisted of about 60 hours of flying time and stressed such procedures as short field landings and takeoffs over obstacles, low altitude navigation, first aid, day and night reconnaissance, aerial photography, and aircraft maintenance. Unarmored and unarmed—except perhaps for a .45 pistol or .30 carbine—these men in 28 different squadrons flew low and slow with wheels, skis, or floats. They flew varied and often hazardous missions in nearly every theater—medical evacuation from forward areas; delivering munitions, blood plasma, mail, and other supplies to front lines; ferrying personnel; flying photographic or intelligence missions; serving as air observers for fighters or bombers; and other critical yet often unpublicized missions.

During the campaign to recapture the Philippines, pilots of the 25th Liaison Squadron flew a dozen Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft in short 30-minute flights (December 10–25, 1944) delivering supplies (including a 300-bed hospital) to the 6,000 men of the 11th Airborne Division isolated in the mountains of Leyte. In another mission, an Army officer wounded in the chest in New Guinea was evacuated in a liaison aircraft as the pilot pumped a portable respirator with one hand while he flew the aircraft with the other. In the northwestern U.S., some liaison pilots flew forest patrols (Project Firefly) watching for fires ignited by incendiary bombs carried across the Pacific beneath unmanned Japanese high altitude balloons.

- Flight Surgeon Badge “Wings”: The Flight Surgeon Badge is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces which has existed to designate Flight Surgeons since the Second World War.

The Flight Surgeon Badge is worn by those members of the military who have completed the individual service requirements for award of the badge. The original Flight Surgeon Badges were awarded by both the Army and Navy during World War II. After WWII, when the USAF became a separate service, they retained the Army Air Force badge, but redesigned it with a smaller caduceus over the central shield (the present pattern). Concurrently, the Army badge was redesigned to the present pattern (along with all other Army Aviation badges).

Both badges are in wonderful condition with crisp details still present. They are slightly tarnished and worn, but that just adds to the beauty of them. There is no extensive damage present with functional pin arms and catches.

A beautiful pair that comes more than ready for further research and display.