Soviet USSR Civil Aviation & Parachute Instructor Badge Set — DOSAAF / Aeroflot, Mi-6 & Parachutist Instructor, 1960s–1970s

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Product Details:

• Product Type: Collectible Soviet Badge / Pin Set
• Country of Origin: USSR (Soviet Union)
• Era: Circa late 1960s – early 1970s (1968 type)
• Brand / Issuing Organization: DOSAAF (Soviet Civil Defense & Sports Organization) / Гражданская Авиация СССР (Civil Aviation USSR)
• Condition: Very Good / Used — original patina, enamel intact with minor age wear
• Items Included:Materials: Brass / white metal base, baked enamel, red star with hammer and sickle
  • 1 × Parachutist-Instructor Badge (ИНСТРУКТОР), 3rd Class (КЛА 3 СС), with "100 jumps" pendant
  • 1 × Civil Aviation USSR — Mi-6 Helicopter Enamel Badge (Гражданская Авиация СССР, МИ-6)
  • 2 × Small class rank insignia clips: КЛА 1 СС and КЛА 2 СС
  • 3 × Detachable jump-count pendant tabs: 300, 500, 700
  • Original Soviet-era cardboard storage box with tissue paper wrapping
• Approximate Size (Instructor Badge): ~70 mm tall including pendant

Product Features

• Parachutist-Instructor Badge: 1968 type (Borisov fig. 104). Blue enamel parachute canopy, silver aircraft, red Soviet star with hammer and sickle at top. Reads "ИНСТРУКТОР" (Instructor) across the canopy. "КЛА 3 СС" (3rd Class) banner at base. "100" jump-count tag suspended below.
• Civil Aviation Mi-6 Badge: Rectangular white enamel border, purple enamel center field. Silver Mi-6 helicopter in flight with rotor blades prominent. Text reads "ГРАЖДАНСКАЯ АВИАЦИЯ СССР · МИ · 6 ·"
• Class Rank Clips: Two small curved black-enamel clips marked КЛА 1 СС and КЛА 2 СС — worn separately to denote instructor class level
• Jump-Count Tabs: Three small aluminum pendant tabs stamped 300, 500, 700 — interchangeable with the instructor badge to record accumulated parachute jumps
• Storage Box: Original plain grey cardboard Soviet-issue box, with tissue paper — adds provenance value

Overview

This is a cohesive set of Soviet aviation collectibles from the late 1960s to early 1970s. The centerpiece is a DOSAAF Parachutist-Instructor badge of the 1968 pattern — one of the classic Soviet parachute instructor badges, 1968 type, issued circa late 1960s to early 1970s, typically awarded to qualified parachute instructors who had completed a minimum number of jumps. The badge comes with its original "100 jumps" pendant, plus three extra tabs (300, 500, 700) that were worn to record the instructor's growing jump total over time.

The second key piece is the Civil Aviation USSR Mi-6 helicopter badge. The Mil Mi-6 was a Soviet heavy transport helicopter manufactured by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, with 926 units built between 1959 and 1980, serving both the Soviet Air Force and Aeroflot. This badge was issued to celebrate and promote the Mi-6's role in Soviet civil aviation. The Mi-6 was the largest helicopter in production until the Mi-26 came along, and was used for a wide range of military and civil aviation applications within the USSR.

The two class rank clips and the original box round out what is a genuinely complete, well-preserved grouping. Hard to find all together like this.

Interesting Facts

• Soviet parachute instructor badges from this era are associated with DOSAAF — a paramilitary civil defense organization — and come in variants that collectors distinguish by canopy shape and text. Badges reading only "ИНСТРУКТОР" (without "парашютист") represent a specific, documented subtype.
• These instructor badges were made of brass with baked enamel at USSR military factories, and so many accumulated parachute jumps were typically associated with Air Force special forces (Spetsnaz).
• The Mi-6 was the first Soviet turboshaft-powered production helicopter, with its maiden flight on 5 June 1957. The badge depicting it in civil aviation livery — purple and white enamel — was likely produced in the 1960s or early 1970s when the Mi-6 was actively flown by Aeroflot on domestic Soviet routes.
• The jump-count pendant system is a particulary interesting feature. The instructor badge base typically ships with the lowest pendant (100 jumps), and additional pendant tabs — like the 300, 500, 700 tabs in this set — were attached as the wearer accumulated more jumps. Having all four tabs intact is uncommon.
• The original grey cardboard box is a Soviet-era standard military/aviation storage box. Most of these badges survive without their boxes, so the presence of the original packaging increases collectibility.

Publishers / Issuing Bodies

• Parachutist-Instructor Badge: Issued under DOSAAF (Добровольное общество содействия армии, авиации и флоту — Voluntary Society for Cooperation with the Army, Aviation, and Fleet), USSR
• Mi-6 Civil Aviation Badge: Issued by or for Гражданская Авиация СССР (Civil Aviation of the USSR), likely produced at a state badge factory, circa 1960s–70s
• Class Rank Clips: Standard Soviet aviation qualification insignia

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