US WWII Army Pilot Wings, Balfour Mfg, Original Box, Named
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $275.00

Original era manufacture. A beautiful pair of LGB Sterling marked US pilot wings in their original box. Inside is a calling card named to William E. Rickon, Lieutenant Air Corps, Army of the United States. On the reverse is a handwritten note to his mother which reads,"I hope you are as proud to wear these as I am Mom". We have begun some basic research on this pilot and found him flying P-51D's in China as a member of the 311th Fighter Group. Further research indicates he was involved in some kind of aviation related accident on the 31st of March 1945. This should be a fun project filling in the holes to that story. The wings are nicely toned, only damage to report is a slight depression in the lid of the storage box.