United States Instructor Pilot Wing and Cap Badge

Here is a two item set of:-
1. Instructor Pilot Wing pin back with safety clasp in sterling silver. Some age and tarnish to the front. Full size at 3 3/4"
2. Instructor Pilot cap badge pin back with safety clasp in sterling silver, heavy strike and measures 2 5/16" wide by 2 3/16" tall.

Prior to 1940, the United States Army had approximately 4,500 pilots, including just over 2,000 who were active-duty officers, just over 2,100 reserve officers and a little over 300 who were national guard officers. As war seemed more likely, the number of needed pilots grew rapidly from 982 in 1939, to approximately 8,000 in 1940, to over 27,000 in 1941. Still, with these record numbers, more pilots were still needed. At the time, the United States Army could not sufficiently handle the training of the large number of flying cadets required. The U.S. Army Air Forces relied on additional pilots from the CPTP (Civilian Pilot Training Program) and a large network of civilian flight schools under contract to the US Air Corps, as well as conducting training in its own schools.

Code: 53305