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WWII US ARMY GLIDER PILOT WINGS -
The Glider Badge was a qualification badge of the United States Army. The badge was awarded to personnel who had "been assigned or attached to a glider or airborne unit or to the Airborne Department of the Infantry School; satisfactorily completed a course of instruction, or participated in at least one combat glider landing into enemy-held territory.

U.S. Army glider units participated in eight glider-airborne operations during WW2. These were as follows:

Invasion of Sicily Operation HUSKY, 9-13 JUL 1943 1st Air Commando Group in Burma Operation THURSDAY, MAR-MAY 1944 Normandy invasion Operation NEPTUNE (airborne phase of Operation OVERLORD, 6-8 JUN 1944) Invasion of southern France Operation DRAGOON, 15 AUG 1944 Invasion of Netherlands Operation MARKET, airborne phase of MARKET-GARDEN, 17-23 SEP 1944 Re-supply of Bastogne A flight on 25 DEC 1944 and Operation REPULSE, 26-27 DEC 1944 Rhine River crossing at Wesel Operation VARSITY, 24 MAR 1945 Aparri, Luzon, PI Operation GYPSY, 23 JUN 1945

Following the close of the Second World War, the Glider Badge was authorized to any service member who had completed glider unit training at the Airborne School.

The item featured here is a set of WWII US Glider pilot wings. The gliders were used along with paratrooper forces during the major invasions in WWII.

Of metal construction. pin-back with a British type catch. The design consists of a forward facing glider in front of an open parachute. No markings are found on this particular example.




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This US military wings may be currently reproduced. It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this item. Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of the collectible.



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Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Value $170.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Availability Rare Rare Rare Rare Rare
Invest Grade A A A A A


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