Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, J1 Type 2 With Case, By C.e. Juncker Buy Now 7 mm (w) x 42

7 mm (w) x 42 mm (h) metal support plate

with some photos detached and evidence of a small number which have been lost

Footnote: Cyril William Kinsella was born in Acton

The day before he retired in 1936

any man could volunteer for the Imperial Service Section and serve abroad in times of war

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, J1 Type 2 With Case, By C.e. Juncker Buy Now 7 mm (w) x 42(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and nickel silver, the obverse consisting of a thin laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, stamped with the early form of the logo of C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring