The Observer Badge is a military badge of the United States armed forces dating from the First World War. The badge was issued to co-pilots, navigators, and flight support personnel (as air observer) who had received a variation in the training required for the standard Pilot's Badge. The Observer Badge survived through the Second World War and into the 1950s, at which time the concept of an Observer Badge was 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 States Navy still maintains an "Observer Badge" which is issued to flight-qualified mission specialists, such as a select number of meteorologists and intelligence officers in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Air Force awards its USAF Observer Badge, which is identical to the USAF Navigator Badge, to Air Force officers who have qualified as NASA Space Shuttle Mission Specialists, have flown an actual mission aboard the shuttle and/or the International Space Station and who are otherwise not previously aeronautically rated as an Air Force pilot or navigator.


The KEEP ‘EM FLYING wings are a tribute to the pilots and crews who played a significant role in military aviation history. Keep their memory with these high quality replicas of their original sterling silver wings.

Aviator wings are individually carded on 3.5” x 3.5” cards. Each card is bagged and display ready. The packaging is designed to make a bold and eye catching Keep 'Em Flying statement!

Material: Brass with antique silver plated.

Back side: Two military style clutchbacks.

Wing size: 3 1/8" wide