Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive He became a commissioned officer

He became a commissioned officer in the Louisiana National Guard in January 1914 in the historic "Washington Artillery"

flying the RCAF's first bombing operation ten weeks later

on each clips

the blade rating better than very fine

Chipping evident in the black enamels on two of the Armband Shields

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive He became a commissioned officer(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse presenting with a swooping Luftwaffe style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with two rivets holding the eagle in place visible, unmarked but bearing the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, measuring 62. 33