A German Civil Gliding Proficiency Badge; Class “C” Cloth Version Newly Listed and the Iron Cross 1st

and the Iron Cross 1st Class (December 14

Right up to this point in their mission anti-aircraft fire was not that heavy and they had not been attacked by any enemy aircraft

but textbook example by maker C

1896 in Hamilton

along with a photocopied newspaper article entitled "UNTOUCHED AT DIEPPE / PTE

A German Civil Gliding Proficiency Badge; Class “C” Cloth Version Newly Listed and the Iron Cross 1stA cloth version of a Civil Gliding Proficiency badge; Class C; in twisted silver aluminum bullion hand embroidery in the form of three vertically stacked gulls within a wreath; on a grey wool backer; with black paper backing; measuring 37 mm in diameter; uniform removed; near very fine condition. Footnote: The International Aeronautical Federation awarded a series of proficiency badges to glider pilots on their successful completion of the appropriate