Tie Clip...But what kind of plane ?

[mojjax]

It is a tie clip , I'm wondering what kind of plane is on it ? It almost looks like it could be a rocket ?
Thanks !

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I'm thinking missile myself. An airplane would show wings in a single plane (=) and a cockpit. That looks like a four winged (+) rocket/missile - like we and the Axis were just getting into at the end of WWII.

 

[Shortstack]

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army had ground launched antiaircraft missiles with this design. One of them was named the Monark and another the Bomark. The Army's was launched from a trailer mounted launcher and the Navy's was launched from rails on some battleships and cruisers. They used JATO bottles for initial lift off and it's own internal jet engine after reaching a certain airspeed.

Since the clip is silver colored, it MIGHT be a tie tack purchased at a base clothing sales store on a Navy or Army base. I got a hat pin at Tinker AFB with the profile of an E-3 (my plane), but IT was made of a cheap gold toned pot metal. Older types of those tie pins were usually made from some decent materials.

 

[Burnt Chimney]

Loks alot like the Pegasus rocket but the three wing is all wrong .
Cool find either way
BC

 

[Montauk]

MGM-18 Lacrosse Missle

Looks right. I'd say pretty defiinitely you've got a corporate tie clip from Glenn L. Martin Company.
Late 1950's early '60's.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM-18_Lacrosse

 

[Goodyguy]

MGM-18 Lacrosse Missle

Looks right. I'd say pretty defiinitely you've got a corporate tie clip from Glenn L. Martin Company.
Late 1950's early '60's.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM-18_Lacrosse

Good Id Montauk

 

[Montauk]

MGM-18 Lacrosse Missle

Looks right. I'd say pretty defiinitely you've got a corporate tie clip from Glenn L. Martin Company.
Late 1950's early '60's.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM-18_Lacrosse

Good Id Montauk

Thanks, My Dad, rest his soul, was in aerospace. He had a lot of this kind of thing. Tie clips, cuff links, watches, etc., etc. Just looked looked very familiar.

 

[mojjax]

Thanks Montauk ! Great ID ! not dug....... It was my Dad's .