the lid bearing a silvered inscription of “FRONTFLUGSPANGE FÜR KAMPFFLIEGER SILBER”
published by The Naval and Military Press of Dallington
then detached from Canadian Army Corps Headquarters to the Eastern Ontario Regiment Depot
other has broken pin latch
8 mm (w) x 10 mm ribbon bar with dual push pins
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Type 7, by Friedrich Linden Auction the lid bearing a silvered(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with one of two intact rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 7 badge