Wwii Us Army Air Corps Flight Engineer Wings Badge Insignia 3 Size #378

ORIGINAL WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS FLIGHT ENGINEER WINGS INSIGNIA, 3 INCH SIZE, POST-BACK W/ FLAT BRASS CLUTCHES. The Flight Engineer Badge was a qualification badge of the United States Army Air Forces authorized late in the Second World War on 19 June 1945. It was awarded to those military officers and NCOs who had qualified as flight engineers on board a military aircraft. As aircraft grew increasingly complex, the need arose for an in-flight specialist dedicated to monitoring and operating the various systems.

However, prior to the creation of their own distinctive wings, flight engineers wore aircrew wings. During the Korean War, the Flight Engineer Badge was slowly phased out by the United States Air Force and replaced with the Aircrew Badge.

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