Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge, by W. Deumer (in tombac)
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SKU: 01.GTR.0705.101.06.000
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(Luftwaffe Bordfunkerabzeichen). Instituted 19 January 1935. (1935-1942 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, with a mobile swastika at the bottom, the obverse with a Luftwaffe eagle clutching dual lightning bolts in its talong, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with two visible rivets holding the eagle in place, maker marked “W. Deumer, Lüdenscheid”, measuring 40.68 mm (w) x 53.46 mm (h), weighing 32.8 grams.
The Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge was instituted on March 26th, 1936, and was conferred upon Luftwaffe radio and gunner personnel who successfully completed the two months of training, or had participated in at least 5 operational flights. The number of flights could be overlooked if an individual was injured in the line of duty.
In June of 1942, a separate Air Gunner & Flight Engineer Badge was established, and it was conferred upon air gunners, flight engineers, and meteorologists who fulfilled the same requirements that are stated above. The original badge was reserved for wireless-radio operators in the Luftwaffe.
The difference between the two badges is that the original Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge shows an eagle carrying lightning bolts in its claws, while the later instituted Air Gunner & Flight Engineer Badge shows the same eagle, but without the lightning bolts.
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