Germany. An Early Quality Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Friedrich Linden United Republic of The difference in height given

The difference in height given in Heinze’s Wehrpaß and Luftwaffe Soldbuch dramatically highlights how young he really was

at the age of 13

Clarke with a strength of 38 officers and 720 other ranks

Miller with a strength of 32 officers and 1

printed in black ink on a salmon-coloured paper stock

Germany. An Early Quality Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Friedrich Linden United Republic of The difference in height givenA fine early quality textbook example of a Pilotenabzeichen; two piece construction; silvered tombac oval wreath with laurel leaves towards the left side side, and oak leaves towards the right side of the wreath, separated by three small ribbon like loops on the bottom, with a large patinated eagle with spread out wings superimposed on the badge, clutching a swastika in its talons; two rivets on the reverse tightly holding the eagle on the wreath;