1 ¼-inch metal pin - sponsored by Heinz 57
Turner was the principal for the Roscoe Turner Famous Flying Corps sponsored by Heinz 57 Foods. Children would send in Heinz product seals to acquire these pins.
Roscoe Turner (1895 – 1970) was a record-breaking American aviator who was a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race and widely recognized by his flamboyant style and his pet, Gilmore the Lion. He also founded a US domestic airline, ultimately called Lake Central Airlines, that in 1968 merged into Allegheny Airlines, the predecessor to US Airways.
Roscoe Turner signed 1933 National Air Races event cover (envelope) - 1936 Corinth Airport Dedication pinback button (Roscoe Turner Airport CRX) Corinth MS
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