Spain, Civil War Era. Republican/Communist Air Force Pilots Badge, C.1936 Hold backed by downward pointing swords

backed by downward pointing swords in their scabbards

An article in the January 1944 issue of Popular Mechanics shows women at the David Taylor facility making 1:500 scale ship models

over a black-painted background

inscribed "NATIONALSOZIALISTISCHE DEUTSCHE ARBEITERPARTEI" (National Socialist German Workers' Party) along the bottom

The manual measures 298 mm x 210 mm

Spain, Civil War Era. Republican/Communist Air Force Pilots Badge, C.1936 Hold backed by downward pointing swordsIn die stamped silvered metal, centre in red lacquer, 77mm x 22mm, unmarked, prongs on reverse rising broken off, rather poor quality workmanship, "in field made", in good condition and very scarce.