Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction Archive He was awarded the DFC

He was awarded the DFC for his part in detecting the attack on Ceylon and for alerting the Allies during that 1942 flight

silver gilt with white and black enamels

Third Class - Measuring 41mm x 41mm

below the flash

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction Archive He was awarded the DFC(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval 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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 63. 18 mm