Object Details
- 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
- Description
- A bombardier wing insignia. The insignia has a pair of horizontally extended wings with a central round piece with a bomb overlaid on top. The center has two (2) concentric rings behind the bomb. The bomb is pointed down with tail wings at the top. Two (2) spikes on the back tips of the wings for pin backs.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Sands Family
- 1942-1945
- Object number
- 2014.7.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- insignias
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 × 3 1/16 × 5/16 in. (2.5 × 7.8 × 0.8 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Exhibition
- Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Aeronautics
- Military
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.7.15
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58fcd242a-53b2-4395-85e4-e8313de3332b
