Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A First War Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, c.1917 visually-hidden as well as by a

as well as by a Hauptmann who examined the claim and supports it

Enemy small arms fire was heavy to their front and large numbers of Chinese began to move in from the flanks

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Burke was aboard an R4D-1 plane when it crashed shortly after taking off from La Tontouta

measures 32 mm (w) x 41

printed in black

Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A First War Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, c.1917 visually-hidden as well as by a(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). A textbook Pilot badge, of two piece construction, consisting of a patinated silver eagle clutching gilt lightning bolts, fastened onto a bronze gilt open ended oval shaped and white enamelled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a red and white enamelled shield featuring the black enamelled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the