Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, C. 1918 Archive circa 1940s issue

circa 1940s issue

A cross pattee of multi-piece construction with a black onyx core decorated with a red and white enameled Geneva cross

A pair of Luftwaffe shoulder straps constructed of grey wool

As a result of this victory

Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, C. 1918 Archive circa 1940s issue(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Issued 1917 1918. Two piece construction, consisting of a patinated bronze eagle clutching gilt lightning bolts, fastened onto an open ended oval shaped and white enameled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a white enameled shield featuring the black enameled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the coat of arms of the Austro