STERLING WW2 CIVIL AERONAUTICS AUTHORITY WAR TRAINING SERVICE PILOT COLLAR WINGS

--ORIGINAL WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES CIVIL AERONAUTICS AUTHORITY (CAA) WAR TRAINING SERVICE PILOT WINGS COLLAR INSIGNIA, 1 INCH X 7/8 INCH SIZE, PIN-BACK.

--MANUFACTURERS HALLMARK:
“STERLING” “PAT. PEND.”

INFORMATION:

After the attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entrance into World War II, the CPTP changed forever, including the name. The Civilian Pilot Training Program became the War Training Service (WTS), or Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) War Training Service and, from 1942 to 1944, served primarily as the screening program for potential pilot candidates. Students still attended classes at colleges and universities and flight training was still conducted by private flight schools, but all WTS graduates were required to sign a contract agreeing to enter the military following graduation. There is a list of colleges and universities participating in the CPTP in '43–'44 in the appendix of "They Flew Proud".