and amassed (documented) total of at least 823 flights
the interior with a padded white satin lid liner and partially intact hinge cover
Lieutenant John Walter Ings
light green threading and copper wire trim on the exterior exposes the underlying central green cord in places
Michaelis returned to the States in 1952
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Newly Listed and amassed (documented) total of(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, 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, measuring 64. 58 mm (w) x 53. 40 mm (h), weighing 36. 6 grams, with loss of finish and loosening of the eagle