Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, by OM Auction Archive dated 23 June 1938

dated 23 June 1938

Supply and Transport Officer

measuring 47 mm (w) x 51 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring

reverse illustrating four figures representing merchant seamen

He was educated in England at Leighton Park School in Reading and then at the University of Cambridge and University College Hospital

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, by OM Auction Archive dated 23 June 1938(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked OM for a documented but unidentified manufacturer noted for the quality of its