Browse Items (35 total)
- Collection: Brien S. Wygle Collection
Ribbon, Military/Brien Wygle, RCAF, Ribbon Bar
Five awards sewn together on ribbon bar: Distinguished Flying Cross, British WWII Service Star, the Burma Star, Canada Volunteer Service with metal maple leaf pin, and British War Medal.
Medal, Military/Brien Wygle, RCAF, British War Medal, 1939-1945, WWII
Silver medal on fabric ribbon, with original box. Silver round medal, issued by the Royal Canadian Air Force/RCAF, British war medal, 1939-1945 for service in World War II. One side of medal: image of lion atop a two headed dragon with "1939-1945" in…
Medal, Military/Brien Wygle, RCAF, Canada Volunteer Service, 1939-1945, WWII
Medal and ribbon with original storage box. WWII Canada Volunteer Service. Round silver medal, one side has the coat of arms of Canada, and the other side depicts seven marching figures and reads "1939 CANADA 1945 VOLUNTARY SERVICE VOLONTAIRE" around…
Medal, Military/Brien Wygle, RCAF, British 1939-1945 Service Star, WWII
Medal, ribbon and original storage box. Medal is the British Service Star, 1939-1945. Copper star with design of the royal cypher, "GRI VI" at center, surrounded by a crown. Reads "The 1939-1945 Star" at bottom. Back side of medal is plain. Includes…
Medal, Military/Brien Wygle, RCAF, The Burma Star, WWII
Medal, ribbon and original storage box. The Burma Star medal is made of copper, and has the royal cypher, "GRI VI" at center, surrounded by a crown, with inscription "The Burma Star." Back side of medal is blank. With length of ribbon, which is blue,…
Medal, Military/Eastern Front Medal, 1941-42 (German issue), WWII
German Eastern Front medal on length of fabric. Gray medal features National Socialist eagle clasping a swastika in its talons. Other side of medal has a sword crossed with a laurel and reads "WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42" (translates to "Winter…
Patch, Military/Brien Wygle, Israeli Air Force wings
Fabric patch, Israeli Air Force pilots wings. Gray and blue wings with shield with Star of David at center.
[Flight logbook for Brien S. Wygle, April 1943-May 1951]
![[Flight logbook for Brien S. Wygle, April 1943-May 1951]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/e4ce8dca9a853cf93e0bbb6d84482b8a.jpg "[Flight logbook for Brien S. Wygle, April 1943-May 1951]")
Flight logbook for Brien S. Wygle, April 1943-May 1951. The book's cover reads: "Royal Canadian Air Force -- Pilot's Flying Log Book."
[Letter to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wygle from Colin Gibson, Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada), February 25, 1946]
![[Letter to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wygle from Colin Gibson, Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada), February 25, 1946]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/ad4de6e5ff9b7d8a8051a08e27cf353f.jpg "[Letter to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wygle from Colin Gibson, Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada), February 25, 1946]")
Letter to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wygle from Colin Gibson, Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada), February 25, 1946. Congratulates them on their son, Brien Wygle, being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "great gallantry in the performance…
[Canada Civil Aviation Pilot's Certificate and License issued to Brien S. Wygle, June 10, 1947]
![[Canada Civil Aviation Pilot's Certificate and License issued to Brien S. Wygle, June 10, 1947]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c8e230aa126d560a734aa61ff167a805.jpg "[Canada Civil Aviation Pilot's Certificate and License issued to Brien S. Wygle, June 10, 1947]")
Canada Civil Aviation Pilot's Certificate and License issued to Brien S. Wygle, June 10, 1947.