Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity He was trained at London

He was trained at London and Petawawa and departed for overseas service in December 1940 as a Corporal

with coloured plates and black and white illustrations

with the wearer’s initials written on the back of the belt

Ost" on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity He was trained at London(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered 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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich