Miniature sign "ODF of the USSR"

The original sign-the emblem of the "Society of friends of air fleet of the USSR" in excellent condition. Rare smaller version. Bonze, silver, enamel, screw, twist. Weight 4,1 g. Size 13*28 mm. the State of preservation is good. The guarantee of authenticity.

The society of Friends of Air Fleet appeared in the beginning of 1923, One of the most active founders of ODF was "news". Starting March 1, 1923, the newspaper daily for many months led a campaign for the creation of the domestic aviation. The "news" opened a special Bank account, which was transferred collected for the construction of aircraft tools. Patriotic initiative "News" was supported by almost all media. Enterprises, institutions, military units and private citizens, considered it their duty to contribute to the construction of airplanes and became a member of ODF. March 8, 1923, ODF took shape organizationally. Approved its Charter, selected by the governing bodies. Its main task, the society considered the promotion of the establishment of the Soviet Union's powerful military and civil air fleets. Among the leading figures of ODF was N. I. Podvoisky, V. A. Antonov-Ovseenko and others. In the two years of its existence, ODF produced over thirty different icons. Some of them have become known far beyond the borders of our country. It Is "Lenin", "The Ultimatum". To work on sketches for the icons involved the General public. For these purposes, was declared open competitions. About it wrote in Newspapers, for example, in "Izvestia" No. 85 of 19 April 1923

On may 9 the newspaper reported that "the contest was presented... 105 projects icon and 79 tokens. In addition to Moscow, responded to Piter, Kostroma, Novocherkassk, and a number of cities in Central Russia. The competition was attended not only by artists-professionals and factory workers, students, the labor school, the students of Universities. Premium project membership badge was awarded to the work under the motto of "A" in a circle" by the artist-sculptor-G. D. Alexeev. Three prizes for the tokens registered airplanes "Lenin", "Red Plowman" and "Red October" award, the artists D. I. Slepakova and under the motto "Glory" and "Tralee Wali".

Cell, ODF acted not only in the RSFSR but also in the Union republics — the Ukraine, Transcaucasia, and Central Asia. Famous icons of the Republican ODF. A lot of them released Ukrainian society, which was called "Society of aviation and Aeronautics Ukraine and Crimea," — OAVUK.