Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive a silver bullion and velvet

a silver bullion and velvet violet crown

inset with dual insignia

/ I have the honour to send to you herewith the Warrant under the King's Sign Manual granting you the dignity of a Member of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

measuring 246x369mm

The reverse ricasso is etched with the WKC knight

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive a silver bullion and velvet(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