I believe wing began it’s life as a CPT Instructor wing before the center device was added. Many years ago Russ Huff identified one just like this example as a very early aircrew wing in one of his “Wings and Thiings” publications. Can anyone confirm or refute that? Any thoughts on what it actually is would be greatly appreciated.
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Aren't wings typically 3" long?.....Exception being those worn on the shirt which are generally 2" in length....Bodes -
The first glider wings were configured in a similar fashion in which a "G" was fixed to a pilot's wing. Without having them in hand, they appear to be die-struck, which is a good sign.Comment
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101commbatvet, thanks for your feedback and, yes, it is definitely die struck.
Bodes, most WW2 wings worn on tunics are 3” but this originally was a CPT instructor wing and they are about 2 1/2” wide.Comment
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Here is the CPT to compare. I like it but never saw one with the eagle affixed to it.
http://www.ww2wings.com/wings/usaaf/.../cookcpt.shtml
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My understanding is that the Enlisted Reserve CPT wings (WITHOUT eagle device) are the wings that the actual Reserve Pilot received upon completing the Civilian Pilot Training programme.
I read somewhere it was thought that the much harder to find version of the wing with the small eagle device attached may be the CPT programme Instructor's version.
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Mike,
Thanks for your feedback. That certainly sounds logical to me.
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