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[Flight training endorsements form for Brien S. Wygle, circa 1966]
Flight training endorsements form for Brien S. Wygle, license no. VRA-936, circa 1966. Includes a Class I instrument rating issued on April 6, 1966.

[Airline Transport Pilot Certificate issued to Brien S. Wygle, circa 1939]
Airline Transport Pilot Certificate issued to Brien S. Wygle, circa 1939. Item is written predominantly in Japanese with a few English translations.

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…

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/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, 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 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…

[Boeing 737-300 flight simulator "Brien S. Wygle"]
Photograph of the "Brien S. Wygle," a Boeing 737-300 flight simulator, circa 1990. The simulator was named in Wygle's honor when he retired from Boeing as Vice President of Flight Operations on January 1, 1990.

[Identification photograph of Brien Wygle]
Identification photograph of Brien Wygle from his Canadian Civil Aviation Pilot's Certificate and License, circa 1930s-1940s.

[Identification photograph of Brien Wygle]
Identification photograph of Brien Wygle from his Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, circa 1940s.
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