Flight Engineer Fabric Oilot Wings pin (until 1999) Badge.
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Flight Engineer Fabric Oilot Wings pin (until 1999) Badge.
The fabric Wings of a Flight engineer used by the Air Force until 1999 pin.
Starting in 1999, flight engines wear Regularl flying wings.
A flight engineer (air traffic controller in the Air Force) is an air crew member in aircraft responsible for inspecting the aircraft before and after each flight and monitoring aircraft systems (air pressure, fuel, environmental control, hydraulic system and electrical system) during the flight.
The monitored systems are among others: the air pressure, the fuel, the environmental control, the hydraulic system and the electrical system.
In some military aircraft, the flight engineer performs a comprehensive inspection of all systems[source needed.