Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Type I, By C.e. Juncker With Case certificate_of_authenticity and measures 346 mm x

and measures 346 mm x 247 mm

It was while in command of the 3rd company that he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

each of the eye sockets stitched to the framework of the googles

the outer edge of the badge trimmed in an oak leaves and acorns motif

Footnote: From the collection of the late author of Eagles Recalled

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Type I, By C.e. Juncker With Case certificate_of_authenticity and measures 346 mm x(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted 1935. (Issued 1936 1945). Constructed of silvered tombac, this badge is composed of a richly detailed, narrow version oak leaf wreath bearing a stylized J 1 type Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand filed mobile swastika, the reverse presents with a barrel hinge accommodating a vertical pinback with a flattened tip meeting an elongated round wire catch, two rivets at the top half of the reverse of the wreath securely