Australia. A Royal Australian Air Force (Raaf) Pilot's Badge, C.1940 United Republic of (Reichsluftschutzbund = RLB): In cast

(Reichsluftschutzbund = RLB): In cast bronze

Constructed of black and white machine embroidery in the shape of a black national eagle with open wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika superimposed on a white backer

very slight enamel flaking to Sacred Heart

in machine woven golden rayon threads on black rayon base

with length of original neck ribbon (20cm)

Australia. A Royal Australian Air Force (Raaf) Pilot's Badge, C.1940 United Republic of (Reichsluftschutzbund = RLB): In castIn white and light blue embroidery, black threading giving definition to the wings, on a black wool base, padded, sewn in place to a silvered metal support via thirty nine holes punched in the metal, pinback soldered in place on the reverse, measuring 126 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), the frame of the pinback having come away from soldered area at one end of the metal support, very lightly soiled, near extremely fine.