Related Records

1. Assemblage - Display Box

   A collage of Junior Aviation League materials in a wood-framed shadow box. The collage contains a JAL membership card, a JAL logo patch, and 5 J.A.L. related lapel pins including, a silver wings, Cadet, Pilot, Master Pilot and Ace. Also in the box display is 5 lapel pins related to the USAF, US Army, and UVS and PRV's (Unmanned Vehicle Systems/Remotely Piloted Vehicles) and the Huntsville, AL Pathfinder Chapter. These items were owned by Rober...

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2. Button - 1971 Nats ID Tag

   Button used by John Worth as ID at the 1971 Nats. Round, light blue background with a color picture of John Worth at center. "Fly Navy" is above this. "Academy of Model Aeronautics" and "1971" below picture.

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3. Button - 1977 RC Aerobatics World Champs Pin

   Button for the 1977 Radio Control Aerobatics World Championships held in Springfield, OH. White button that has logo on it that has a white silhouette with blue above and red below. "AMA, USA, FAI" in blue, "R/C Aerobatics, 1977" in red.

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4. Button - Ca$h Ba$h pin

   Round button advertising the L.O.F.T. Ca$h Ba$h, which took place in 1976 in Fort Wayne, IN.

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5. Button - Winterfest '97 Pin

   Button advertising that the person wearing it attended the 1997 Winterfest. The button is round, with a white paper backing. Printed on it is a close-up of a man's face with the words "I was there!" above it and "Winterfest '97" below. Winterfest was an informal flying event honoring Bill Winter which was flown for several years on John Hunton's property.

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6. Documents - Nico Engraving Documents

   Documentation regarding the manufacture and sale of Nico Engraving lapel pins. Documentation includes a photograph, color on wide white paper border, showing the "Model Pilot" flats as tie tacks and lapel pins against a black background, and a packing slip for shipping the wing die from Medalcraft, Inc. to Russell Nitsch.

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7. Helmet, Pith - Straw Hat

   Larry Jenno's straw hat covered with pins from events he attended between the years 1951 and 1996.

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8. Pin - 1947 Aquatennial Pin

   White plastic pin in the shape of a ship's wheel advertising the 1947 Aquatennial Event held in Minneapolis, MN. The 1947 Nats was held in conjunction with the Aquatennial. This ribbon would have been paired with ribbons given to identify participants at the 1947 Nats, see 2017.37.11.

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9. Pin - Dolly Bear

   Dolly Bear, a little stuffed panda with moveable arms and legs. Around its neck and down like a sash is a blue ribbon. Handwritten in blue ink on the ribbon is "AMA Building Fund." Stitched to the back is a metal pin catch.

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10. Pin - Wayne Aero Club Pin

    Pin worn by members of the Wayne Aero Club. Pin is yellow 1" circle with plane graphic in the middle of the front. Above the plane text: "Wayne". Below the plane text "Aero Club". Reverse lists name of manufacturer. Pin belonged to Merrill C. Hamburg.

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11. Pin, lapel - 1918 Trans-Am RC Rally Pin

    Lapel pin given to participants at the 1981 Trans-Am RC Rally which saw teams of modelers fly model airplanes while traveling across the country. The pin is a gold rectangle with the Easter Seals logo at center in pink, and the abbreviated contest information above and below.

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12. Pin, lapel - 1976 Nats lapel pin

    A lapel pin for the 1976 Nats made of gold-colored plastic in the shape of Ohio. It is engraved with a 50 in a prize ribbon at center with "1926" and "1976" above and "Golden Nats AMA" below. Made and sold by Nico Engraving Co." Museum note: There is an error in date on the pin. The AMA recognizes the first National Model Airplane Championships (Nats) as having occurred in 1923, at the St. Louis Air Races, as Event No. 6 for the Mulvihill T...

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13. Pin, lapel - 1977 ToC Lapel Pin

    Lapel pin for the 1977 Tournament of Champions. Pin is round with a light blue background and a bright blue airplane flying across the center. Event information is given above and below the airplane and "1977" is on the wing.

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14. Pin, lapel - 1979 Nats Lapel Pin

    Lapel pin advertising the 1979 Nats. Pin is plastic, blue and in the shape of Nebraska.

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15. Pin, lapel - 1980 Nats Pin

    Lapel pin advertising the 1990 Nats Pin is plastic, black and in the shape of Ohio.

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16. Pin, lapel - 1981 Nats Lapel Pin

    Lapel pin advertising the 1981 Nats. Pin is plastic, blue and shaped like Texas. The contest information fills the shape.

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17. Pin, lapel - 1993 SAM Champs Pin

    Lapel pin advertising the 1993 SAM Champs in Taft, California. Pin is metal, shield-shaped and shows the state of California with the basic information about the contest.

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18. Pin, lapel - 2010 Nats Lapel Pin

    Lapel Pin advertising the 2010 Nats. Pin is a rectangle with a red border and white background. "Nats" is at center in blue letters; a red model airplane flies across this to the upper right corner. Further information is in blue text above this.

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19. Pin, lapel - 2018 Club Officer Pin

    Pin worn by AMA club members who were officers in 2018. Pin shows a blue flame next to a black and white banner.

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20. Pin, lapel - AMA Fellow Pin

    Lapel pin for Academy of Model Aeronautics' AMA Fellow Program. Small, round pin with a black background. The image shows two hands shaking and the text reads, "AMA Fellow".

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