For personnel who surpassed the number of missions required for the Gold clasp, small pendants were produced, starting in 1942, to recognize the greater and greater numbers of missions being flown.
The pilot badge was instituted on august,12, 1935 by order of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring.It was awarded for the attainment of the pilot's license of the Luftwaffe, and worn on the upper left uniform pocket.
The Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə]) was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə]) was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə]) was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe[N 2] (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə]) was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə]) was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Pilot/Observer Badge was a decoration awarded to Luftwaffe service personnel who had already been awarded the Pilot's Badge and Observer Badge. It was instituted on 26 March 1936, It was worn on the lower part of the left breast pocket of the service tunic, underneath the Iron Cross 1st Class if awarded. It was to replace the older 1933 Aircrew Badge.
The exclusive variant of the Pilot/Observer Badge in Gold with Diamonds (German: Gemeinsame Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen in Gold mit Brillanten). It was bestowed by Göring to honour exceptional achievement and on rare occasions as an honorary award.
The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.
The Short Range Day Fighter Gold Clasp was one of a series of flying clasps (frontflugspange) originally instituted at the beginning of 1941 to reward aircrew who had flown a large number of operational sorties.