MDCCLXXII” (“INSTITUTED BY GUSTAV III MDCCLXXII”)
United Kingdom on June 13 1943
the reverse centrepiece is fixed in position and is slightly askew to the right
In die pressed magnetic sheet
maker marked "FISCH FONSON" on the edge
Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner And Flight Engineer Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold MDCCLXXII” (“INSTITUTED BY GUSTAV III(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordmechaniker). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle in mid flight, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked W. DEUMER, LDENSCHEID, measuring 44. 20 mm (w) x 53. 58 mm (h),