• An aviator badge is an insignia used in most of the world's militaries to designate those who have received training and qualification in military aviation...
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    The United States aviator badges (commonly referred to as "wings") refers to the various aviator badges and insignia issued by the uniformed services...
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  • appropriate aviator badge. The first version of the Aircrew Badge was issued by the Army Air Forces during the Second World War. The badge was similar...
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    design to the naval aviator insignia worn by commissioned officers. The silver eagle title was a reflection that the rating badge on their uniform had...
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  • phased out in favor of the modern Aircrew Badge and Navigator-Observer Badges. In addition to wings for Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers, the United...
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    the Bombing Aviator Badge, the Bombardier Badge was first issued by the United States Army Air Service during the First World War. The badge consisted of...
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    oxidized silver badge in 1921), Arnold displayed both types on his uniform throughout his career. The original Military Aviator Badge design can be seen...
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  • wear Navy insignia. The Coast Guard Flight Surgeon Badge is the same pattern as the USCG Aviator badge, but with a caduceus superimposed over the central...
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  • armillary sphere centered between two wings. The badge was similar to the Aviator Badge and the Aircrew Badge. On July 26, 1947, the U.S. Air Force became...
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  • The Army Aviation Badge also known as the "Philippine Army Aviator's Badge" is awarded by the Commander, Armor Division, PA to commissioned officers and...
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    the badge is issued only to coast guardsmen Military badges of the United States Identification badges of the United States military Obsolete badges of...
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    qualification badges of the United States armed forces. The first astronaut badges were created by taking the astronauts' own aviator badges and overlaying...
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    The Wound Badge (German: Verwundetenabzeichen) was a German military decoration first promulgated by Wilhelm II, German Emperor on 3 March 1918, which...
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    Aircraft pilot (redirect from Aviator)
    as aviators. In recognition of the pilots' qualifications and responsibilities, most militaries and many airlines worldwide award aviator badges to their...
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    Infantryman Badge Combat Medical Badge Combat Action Badge Expert Infantryman Badge Expert Field Medical Badge Expert Soldier Badge Army Aviator Badge Army Flight...
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    badges and maintaining their requirements are classified as rated officers and receive additional pay and allowances. The first U.S. military aviator...
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    The Pilot/Observer Badge (German: Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to Luftwaffe service...
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  • qualifying billet. The Aviation Supply Corps insignia appears as a Naval Aviator Badge, in the center of which is positioned the Navy Supply Corps three oak...
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    and Mountaineer. For the 2020 model year, Lincoln reintroduced the Aviator as a badge engineered variant of the sixth generation Ford Explorer manufactured...
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    Hal Moore (category United States Army aviators)
    Badge Combat Infantryman Badge w/ Star Badge Basic Army Aviator Badge 1st row Army Distinguished Service Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal 2nd row...
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    Richard Halsey Best (category Aviators from New Jersey)
    ISBN 0929521250 Moore, Stephen L. (2014). Pacific Payback: The Carrier Aviators Who Avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway. New York: Penguin Group...
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    Naval Aviator Badge. Its design was based on early versions of the Observer Badge. List of United States Navy enlisted warfare designations Badges of the...
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  • Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (category Fictional naval aviators)
    after his share of the film's box office gross. Mitchell was born to naval aviator Duke Mitchell who died in aerial combat on November 5, 1965, and an unidentified...
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    1896 – October 16, 1990) was an American aviator and World War I flying ace. He was the first American aviator flying in an American-trained air unit to...
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    The Military Freefall Parachutist Badge is a military badge of the United States Army and United States Air Force awarded to qualified U.S. Army and U...
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    The Panzer Badge (German: Panzerkampfabzeichen) was a World War II military decoration of Nazi Germany awarded to troops in armoured divisions. Before...
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    The U-boat War Badge (German: U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen) was a German war badge that was awarded to U-boat crew members during World War I and World War...
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    The Infantry Assault Badge (German: Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen) was a German military decoration awarded to Waffen-SS and Wehrmacht Heer soldiers during...
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    Jesse L. Brown (category Aviators killed by being shot down)
    he completed his training and was awarded his Naval Aviator Badge and designation as a Naval Aviator. This accomplishment was widely publicized, and Brown...
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  • the badge, known as the Space Badge, is a special skills badge for soldiers who qualify as space professionals. The Air Force Space and Missile Badge (AFSMB)...
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