Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, c. 1955 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with centre pieces having been

with centre pieces having been reaffixed with visible residue

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

03 mm x 47

Non-Combatant issue

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

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, c. 1955 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with centre pieces having been(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,