Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Province of China the reverse of each stitched

the reverse of each stitched with integral straps perforated with reinforced buttonholes

(Heer Bajonetten)

Fighting on both the Western and Eastern Front

late Pilotage Service and afterwards Royal Navy: as a result of the hardships endured by such men - Kennedy spent six seasons in Antarctica - the international whale conservation programme was set in motion

two leather dagger hanger straps with buckle adjustments

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Province of China the reverse of each stitched(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of padded dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse affixed with a post manufacture black paper liner partially concealing a period original black cotton twill backer, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.