The sleeves are lined with identical material in a multi-coloured pinstripe pattern
an oak leaf wreath with a bow ribbon and swastika at the bottom
light green threading and copper wire trim on the exterior exposes the underlying central green cord in places
Constructed of cardboard-reinforced black wool
Michaelis returned to the States in 1952
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Newly Listed The sleeves are lined with(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 64. 58 mm (w) x 53. 40 mm (h), weighing 36. 6 grams, with loss of finish and loosening of the eagle