Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity the examiner suggesting that he

the examiner suggesting that he would be suitable as a "foreman in charge of groundsmen etc

His service papers note that a duplicate China medal was issued in May 1907 to replace the one lost in a Railway accident on 3 January 1907

During 26th April to 5th May

mounted to a 107 mm x 145 mm board

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity the examiner suggesting that he(Beobachter und Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, 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 hand filed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, unmarked but with the physical characteristics