Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker Hold He died on August 16

He died on August 16

also securing the two-piece blackened leather chin strap to the helmet

measuring 19 cm (w) x 11 cm (h)

52 mm x 30

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker Hold He died on August 16(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 rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN SW, measuring 64. 74 mm (w) x 52. 87 mm