The eagle measures 65 mm (w) x 40 mm (h) and retains both of its reverse attachment prongs
A protective pad in pressed fabric is placed under the sweatband
And to those that served and survived"
There was another reason for the issue of the "On War Service" badges
an original member of the French branch of the Society and the man who designed Washington
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity The eagle measures 65 mm(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, 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 obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by