United States. A Sterling Silver Army Air Force Service Pilot Badge, By N.s. Meyer Of New York Auction and Nature of Operation

and Nature of Operation

The planes were four-engine bombers that were supplied by the United States under Lend-Lease (while at the end of the war both the Royal Air Force as well as the Royal Australian Air Force were willing to continue operating the B-24

a tab with a smooth finished dark brown upper stitched in place on the underside at the right end

and a citizen of the German Reich

A group of nine loose awards

United States. A Sterling Silver Army Air Force Service Pilot Badge, By N.s. Meyer Of New York Auction and Nature of OperationIn sterling silver, marked "STERLING" and maker marked with the N. S. Meyer of New York insignia on the reverse, measuring 76. 8 mm (w) x 22. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, light contact overall, better than very fine. Footnote: The Glider Pilot, Liaison Pilot, and Service Pilot badges were qualification badges of the United States Army Air Forces issued during the years of the Second World War, to identify a rating in one of three specialized, limited