obsolete COIN SILVER ARMY AIR FORCE PILOT WINGS BADGE.

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obsolete COIN SILVER ARMY AIR FORCE PILOT WINGS BADGE. United States Aviator Badge refers to three types of aviation badges issued by the United States military , those being for Army , Air Force , and Naval aviation. The first United States Aviator Badges were issued to members of the Air Service during the First World War . The badges were issued in three degrees: enlisted, junior officer, and senior officer. The Army Air Corps also issued a badge for balloon pilots, known as the Aeronaut Badge . WWI Senior Aviator Badge During the Second World War , with the rise of the Army Air Forces , a second series of aviator badges were issued to include a design that has survived to the modern day. The Army Air Corps Pilot Badge was issued in three degrees, including Pilot, Senior Pilot, and Command Pilot, and this badge was the predecessor of the modern United States Air Force Pilot Badge. The Enlisted Aviator Badge was eliminated, since the new pilot corps was composed entirely of officers.After the creation of the Air Force as a separate service in 1947, Army aviation continued to a degree that warranted a new badge for Army Aviators. The result was the creation of the Army Aviator Badge, which is a modified version of the U.S. Air Force Pilot Badge. Army and USAF aviators' badges are silver in color.The aviator badge currently used read more

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