François SAEZ

Romanian * They are seen worn on right or left pocket

Croatian wings

Bulgarian pilot badge

Spanish wings (embroyed) worn * Please, note the embroyed clasp

example of an embroyed clasp worn during the war Reco unit 123

What about posting yours, please?

another one ............ embroyed

Another pilot badge...Independent State of Croatia

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Spanish Pilot Observer

again, tropical

another tropical set up

tropical set up The shirt is stamped JG26

another set up

another RK winner as you can find on the Western front

I will post some pics of LW set up as you could find them and as they are, in my opnion "typical" of the LW All items are original but put together by me for the pictures 1 will be a RK winner who served in Spain.

here is the "local" modification

One of the most rare of the Luftwaffe badges, the glider pilot badge was instituted on December 16, 1940. It was awarded to pilots who successfully completed the glider training course. Glider pilot badge, manufactured by the firm JUNCKER, without mark, in tombak.

Fot obvious reasons the LW developed (date I don't know for sure) qualification badges in cloth or embroyed f'or officers. Here are some examples, but I would appreciate some member to post their

In my opinion, those badges should be treated as a variance Again from my experience, 2 kinds of modifications: Factory and local (jeweller) I believe only Juncker had the badges factory modified for: - Observer - Pilot - PO - Air gunner (even if I don't have one or know where there is one) I believe they existed. Locally modified, well it touch the exotica side of militaria as there is no particular rule. I would LOVE to see examples, especially an air gunner one