Navigator wings owned by Fenton B. Sands
- On View
- Military History Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Issued by
- United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
- Owned by
- Dr. Fenton B. Sands, American, 1918 - 1998
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- Date
- 1942-1945
- Medium
- sterling silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13/16 × 3 1/16 × 5/16 in. (2.1 × 7.8 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A navigator insignia. The insignia features a pair of horizontally extended wings with a central round piece featuring the earth surrounded by crisscrossing rings at various latitudes and longitudes. The outer ring of the center is notched. On the back is one (1) small spike on the proper right side of the back wing tip for the pin back. Stamped on the back of the wings is: [STERLING].
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- insignias
- Topic
- Aeronautics
- Military
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Sands Family
- Object number
- 2014.7.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.