Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Fll Archive face plate: 13 mm x

face plate: 13 mm x 15 mm

the reverse with three visible rivets securing the obverse features in place

served in the War Office at Shornecliffe

small breather hole

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Fll Archive face plate: 13 mm x(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted on August 12, 1935. (Issued 1936 1945). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, consisting of an oak and laurel wreath, bearing a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand filed mobile swastika, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, and a unique barrel hinge and repaired round wire catch, unmarked but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics by maker FLL (Friedrich Linden Ldenscheid ), measuring 65. 72