Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, With Photo GTRexclude inscribed "FONDEE EN 1808" (Founded

inscribed "FONDEE EN 1808" (Founded in 1808) below the lion and engraver marked "MASSONNET"

146 on a white paper stock

Stamped onto the crown in black ink is a size stamp of “56”

on June 19 and October 24

(Socialist Federal Republic): Silver with red enamels

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, With Photo GTRexclude inscribed "FONDEE EN 1808" (Founded(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, tied together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a patianted, swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, unmarked, measuring 65. 73 mm (w) x 52. 50 mm (h), weighing 13. 2 grams, part of