Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff GTRexclude suspension tightened at claw but

suspension tightened at claw but still loose

each designed with a decorative pleat

7 Canadian Field Ambulance on October 19

flying over 705 combat missions during the Spanish Civil War

when his crew of eleven were ordered to the air for an attack upon a Macchi aircraft factory that produced ball bearings

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff GTRexclude suspension tightened at claw but(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laure and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping patinated Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 63.