Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Archive an Aircraft Equipment Administrator patch

an Aircraft Equipment Administrator patch

1st/9th Battalion

He signed his Attestation Paper on April 26

with thirty-two pages of text printed in black ink

Slow to grasp instrument (unusual positions) and aerobatics (rolls)

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Archive an Aircraft Equipment Administrator patchAn example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords alternate de nazified version; consisting of a silvered and frosted Maltese cross with swords between the arms; the obverse depicting a central oak wreath, dated 1939; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; an umarked example; measuring 48. 99 mm (w) x 48. 98 mm (h); weighing 21. 4 grams; slight loss to the finish; in virtually mint condition.