Name/Title
WWII Air Gunner WingsEntry/Object ID
2022.C.FIC.10Description
WWII Air Gunner Wings United States Army Air Force Aerial Gunner's Badge; two piece stamped silver wings with applied winged bullet in center of badge; pin back; regulation size for wear on uniform coat or tunic.
The badge was first created and authorized on April 29, 1943 to recognize both the training and hazardous duty of aerial gunners, who manned defensive machineguns on board such aircraft as the B-17, B-24, B-25, B-26 and B-29 bombers. The Aerial Gunner Badge appeared as a standard observer badge, upon which was centered a winged bullet. https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/badge-aerial-gunner-united-states-army-air-forces/nasm_A19610137000
Refernce: https://historycollection.com/americas-aerial-gunners-in-world-war-ii-were-believed-to-be-an-unstoppable-force/2/Collection
Military Collection