Al Worden's metal membership card for the "Quiet Birdmen" secret society, 3.25 x 2, engraved with his name and membership number, "Alfred M. Worden, #41427." The text reads: "The bearer is a member of ye Anciente and Secret Order of Quiet Birdmen, Founded January 1921, and is a certified goodfellow. He has mounted alone into the realms beyond the reach of Keewee and Modock and should be accorded all gestures of friendship and aid by fellow Quiet Birdmen wherever they may meet." In very fine condition.
Founded by a group of WWI airmen, the 'Quiet Birdmen' is a secretive club for male aviators. The organization meets in various locations, never announced to the public, and members are accepted by invitation only. The group has counted such notable flyers as Buzz Aldrin, Richard E. Byrd, Gordon Cooper, Jimmy Doolitte, Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, Wally Schirra, and Igor Sikorsky amongst its ranks.
From the collection of Apollo 15 CMP Al Worden, and accompanied by a letter of provenance from his daughter Alison (Worden) Penczak.
