Air America Wings  

The Wings

These are most difficult to categorize.  In our experience look for the following qualities:

• Sterling silver metal wings with clutch back - marked Silver or with a funny "Chinese" marking
• Posts for clutch backs have been seen with sharpened ends and post-ends (flat)
• Beware of wings marked "sterling" or "911" or with a silver content
• Beware of wings with any blue enamel or cloisonné inserts (We've even seen these aged to perfection!) These were worn in the movie "Air America" and are the predominant copies
• Beware of wings without a raised edge around the shield (see below for a comparison)
• These are usually found with either the cheap brass clutches or sometimes the Asian plastic clutches on the back.  We have seen one pair with the original silver clutches -- these are a sight to behold.

Chief Pilot	Chief Pilot
	Courtesy Kiran Collection
Captain or Pilot in Command (PIC) (Note solid space under star)	Captain/PIC (Note open space under star) (Chop-Marked Back)
First Officer	Alternative First Officer (Chop-Mark)
Captain/PIC (Note open space under star) ("Silver" marked back)	Reproduction First Officer (note flat face)
Silver Mark on Captain/PIC Wing (open space under star)	Woven Air America Captain/PIC Wings
	Courtesy JW Cook
Alternative Captain/PIC (Note solid space under star, shield face and star detail)	Alternative Captain/PIC (Purchased in Vietnam)
Alternative Captain/PIC (Note solid space under star, shield face and star detail)	Alternative Captain/PIC (Purchased in Vietnam)
Alternative Captain/PIC (3 1/4 Inches in Size!) from collection of Thomas G. Dragges President of Bay Area Airline Historical Society	Class A First Officer/Pilot and Shirt Size (Larger Wing is 3 1/4 Inches in Size!)
	Left Set Courtesy JW Cook Right Set Courtesy Schott Collection
Class A Pilot in Command and Shirt Size (Larger Wing is 3 1/4 Inches in Size!)	Silver Mark from Class A PIC Wing
Class A PIC -  3 1/4" (US-Made: Note shield face detail)	Pari Air America Captain/PIC Wings
Silver Mark on Captain/PIC Wing (solid space under star)	Alternative Silver Marks (Chop-Mark)
Original Silver Clasp on First Officer Wing (tarnished in place!)	Air America Stewardess Wing Side
Senior Captain Wing (Very Unusual and Early -- Note Star and Shallow Casting)	Senior Captain Wing (Very Unusual and Early -- Note Long Bar and Clasp)
Captain/PIC Wing (Very Unusual and Early -- Note Star and Shallow Casting)	Captain/PIC Wing (Very Unusual and Early -- Note Long Bar and Clasp)
Air America Senior Flight Attendant Wing and Junior F/A Wing	Air America Crew Wing (much smaller)
Air America Senior F/A Wing -- Back	Air America Crew Wing -- Back
Air America F/A Wing Silver Mark	Air America Crew Wing Silver Mark
Air America Crew Wing (small) in Box
Did You Know?	Air America Crew/Kicker Wing Box
The Crew/Kicker wing is the same size as the First Officer wing (with half the wing cut off) while the Stewardess wings are much larger!
Blue on White Cloth/Embroidered Air America Wings from Laos!	Blue on White Cloth/Embroidered Air America Wings from Laos!
Courtesy Brenz Collection	Courtesy Brenz Collection
Blue on White Cloth/Embroidered Air America Wings from Laos on a Locally-made Cap	Original Blue on White Cloth/Embroidered Wing on Top - copy on bottom
Courtesy Brenz Collection
CASI and Air Vietnam Pilot Wings
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