Emblems of the Airways

Braniff International Airways captain insignia 1960s
Haltom Jewelry Company, Fort Worth, Texas
metal, enamel
SFO Museum
2007.051.106
L2012.3101.083

American Airlines pilot insignia  1934–47
L. G. Balfour Company, Attleboro, Massachusetts
metal
SFO Museum
2007.051.099
L2012.3101.080

TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) air hostess hat badge  1940s
metal, enamel
SFO Museum
1998.126.034
l2012.3101.006

United Air Lines ground crew cap badge  1960s
metal, enamel
Courtesy of Thomas G. Dragges
L2012.3102.010

Pan American World Airways flight mechanic wings  1950s
metal, gold plating, enamel
SFO Museum
Gift of John J. Dunne
2002.108.001
L2012.3101.035

Braniff International Airways air hostess hat badge  c. 1960
metal
SFO Museum
2007.051.011
L2012.3101.056

TWA (Trans World Airlines) flight officer cap badge  1970s
metal, enamel
SFO Museum
2007.051.213
L2012.3101.096

Pan American World Airways flight officer cap badge  1959
metal, gold plating, enamel
SFO Museum
Gift of John J. Dunne
2002.108.003
L2016.0301.077

Japan Air Lines (JAL) air hostess wings  1967
metal, plastic
SFO Museum
2007.051.077
L2012.3101.075

PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines) first officer wings  1970s
metal
SFO Museum
2007.051.146
L2012.3101.157 

Hughes Airwest flight officer cap badge  1970s
metal, enamel
SFO Museum
2009.046.033
L2012.3101.116

Delta Air Lines captain wing  c. 1950
metal
SFO Museum
2009.100.045
L2012.3101.122