Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 8, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive 97 mm (w) x 25

97 mm (w) x 25

with each finger presenting with six ventilation perforations

consisting of a pendant in the form of a 1914 Iron Cross

It was a strategic bombing mission and part of the "oil" campaign

with one image clearly showing the “Prinz Eugen” divisional cuff title

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 8, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive 97 mm (w) x 25(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and nickel silver, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 65. 12