“Wings of Gold”
Eagle Trading Card Company, 19-cards, United States

• Series Title: Wings of Gold
• ACC No.: n/a
• Issued by: Eagle Trading Card Company, Inc.
• Country: United States
• Number of Cards: 19
• Card Dimensions: 2.5 × 3.5 inches
• Circa: 1991
• Checklist: Download

Background

“Wings of Gold” is a nostalgic look at some of the best fighting aircraft of World War I and World War II. This 19-card set features aircraft from France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, and the United States. The first four cards show World War I aircraft. Cards 5-18 feature aircraft from World War II. The 19th card is a series checklist. The fronts of the cards feature attractive multicolored flight or action scenes surrounded by a black border. The fronts the cards do not contain any captions. The Backs of the cards contain the card number, set title, card title, a descriptive text of the aircraft, and a brief table of aircraft specifications and performance data.

This series was distributed in the 1991 by the Eagle Trading Card Company. The set was distributed only in complete sets, with a paper “Certificate of Authenticity” included. The sets were packaged in a clear hard-plastic case. The cards measure 2½ ×e; 3½ inches. There is no American Card Catalog reference number associated with the set.

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Checklist

The “Wings of Gold” Checklist page may be downloaded by clicking the PDF icon.

1. Nieuport XI
2. SPAD
3. Fokker Dr.I
4. Sopwith Camel
5. Supermarine Spitfire
6. A 6M2 (sic) Zero-Sen
7. F6F Hellcat
8. P-40 Warhawk (Tomahawk)
9. Stuka Ju 87
10. P-47 Thunderbolt
11. BF-109 Messerschmitt
12. P-38 Lightning
13. F-4U (sic) Corsair
14. F4F-4 Wildcat
15. Nakajima Ki-43
16. Yakovlev Yak-9
17. B-24 Liberator
18. B-17 Flying Fortress

•  Series I Check List
•  Certificate of Authenticity Card
•  Clear Hard-Plastic Case

Special Thanks

A very special thanks to Albert B. Kramer, President of Roll-EZ Wheels, for loaning us his collection to scan. "Click" on Al's card below visit their website and store.