Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Example, by Friedrich Linden GTRexclude To be eligible for this

To be eligible for this award

A studio portrait depicting the owner

deep red recessed

he returned to New Guinea

reverse centre in silver gilt exhibiting the inscription AL MERITO (for Merit)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Example, by Friedrich Linden GTRexclude To be eligible for this(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 position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden,