Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac while the latter similarly bears

while the latter similarly bears an arrangement of three identical buttons for a symmetrical appearance

with the obverse bearing a raised DRK-style German national eagle clutching a Geneva Cross and overlaid by a mobile swastika

in Belgium

including a Der Deutsche Automobil-Club (DDAC) pin

when he was awarded the Philippine Insurrection Medal

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac while the latter similarly bears(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered 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 eagle in place, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, measuring 63. 81 mm (w) x 53. 36 mm (h), weighing 34. 5 grams, most