Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Winged Pin – Aviron Aviation Company – The Yishuv Period
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Sold for: $350
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An early winged pin of the Aviron Aviation Company LTD. [Palestine, ca. mid-1930s to late 1940s].
Aviron Aviation Company LTD was established in 1936 and was the first aviation company in the Yishuv period to offer domestic flights. The company was established in the midst of the Great Arab Revolt by the national institutions and functioned as the aerial branch of the armed forces before the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 1948 War, its airplanes were handed over to the Haganah organization and shortly afterwards, the company was dismantled. During the years of its existence, the company trained about one hundred and forty pilots.
Approx. 10X50 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Aviron Aviation Company LTD was established in 1936 and was the first aviation company in the Yishuv period to offer domestic flights. The company was established in the midst of the Great Arab Revolt by the national institutions and functioned as the aerial branch of the armed forces before the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 1948 War, its airplanes were handed over to the Haganah organization and shortly afterwards, the company was dismantled. During the years of its existence, the company trained about one hundred and forty pilots.
Approx. 10X50 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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