Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, c. 1955 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Douglas C-54 aircraft were added

Douglas C-54 aircraft were added to the operation in the fall of 1944 for further efficiency

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a parade mount with a horizontal pinback

and Victory Medal (MAJOR C

this dagger features a 247 mm nickel-plated steel blade

with centre pieces having been reaffixed with visible residue

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, c. 1955 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Douglas C-54 aircraft were added(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Bavarian state crown, surrounding a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a vertical pinback fixed through an oval plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of badges produced in the Federal Republic era for veteran replacement,