Master Officer Aircrew Member Badge Plaque

• Custom Designed Wings created to your specifications
• Standard size is 12 inches in width
• Any Shape -  Any size
• Hand Crafted from solid Philippine Mahogany
• Hand Painted in fine detail
• Fine Quality Enamel Paint
• Pantone Color Matching System to insure exact coloration
• Sealed in poly urethane  to assure lasting beauty
• Key Hole mount inset in back allows plaque to lay flush with wall
• Free standard ground delivery within continental United States
• Free art work design
• Free Set up

Delivery Time Frame:
All of our items include Free Standard Shipping within the United States, and arrive within 6 to 8 weeks. Express delivery within 14 business days is available for a minimal fee.

Trivia
The Air Force Aircrew Badge is a direct successor to the Army Air Forces version of the decoration. Originally known simply as the Aircrew Badge, the Air Force began issuing the decoration to enlisted Aircrew members in 1947. By the time of the Korean War, regulations had been established for a senior and master version of the badge, indicated by a star and wreath above the decoration. As with the Army Aviator Badge, seniority of the Aircrew Badge was determined by flight hours obtained and years of service in the Air Force. With the decline of the Observer Badge, a need quickly arose to award an Aircrew Badge to officers who had been trained as in-flight support personnel. By the time of the Vietnam War, the Air Force had created an Officer Aircrew Badge which was issued to non-rated officers trained for in-flight operations. The enlisted version of the Aircrew Badge remained the same, but was now referred to as the Enlisted Aircrew Badge. In the modern United States Air Force, the Enlisted Aircrew Badge is still issued to aerial gunners, flight attendants, loadmasters, inflight refueling specialists (boom operators), flight engineers, airborne electronics technicians & operators, airborne medical personnel, Pararescue/recovery personnel, and others. However, the Officer Aircrew Badge is less often awarded (usually to Airborne Surveillance Officers (ASO), Weapon Systems Officers (WSO), and a few communications, weather, and intelligence officers, depending on assignment). The number of officers awarded the Aircrew Badge dropped considerably in 1999, when Air Battle Managers became a rated career field.