Description
faded engraver marked "BIANCHI" below the bust
which made this an event of national importance
the reverse plain with a vertical round wire pin
also marked with "star" mark
dated to April 27
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Newly Listed faded engraver marked "BIANCHI" below(Flugzeugfhrer, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 72 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), minor material fatigue evident, in overall near extremely fine condition.