Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Friedrich Linden Auction with section of tunic

with section of tunic

while the crown also bears a red threaded tassel

with prongs

Austrian NSDAP historian

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Friedrich Linden Auction with section of tunic(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver and tombak, 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 rivet securing the eagle to the obverse, with a narrow block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 2a badge