Latvia, Republic. An Air Force Aircrew Badge, Ii Class For A Military Air Dispatcher, C.1935 GTRexclude the reverse inscribed “FÜR LANGJÄHRIGE

the reverse inscribed “FÜR LANGJÄHRIGE TREUE DIENSTE - I

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A 1st Airborne Division Patch (grayish-blue embroidered insignia on maroon wool

Latvia, Republic. An Air Force Aircrew Badge, Ii Class For A Military Air Dispatcher, C.1935 GTRexclude the reverse inscribed “FÜR LANGJÄHRIGESilvered bronze, unmarked, 24. 8 mm x 79. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, scattered silvering wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Latvian aircrew trained in Poland, the badge issued in three grades: gold (gilt), silver and bronze. This particular badge was for a Military Air Dispatcher, who retrieved messenger tubes from a plane or balloon, as evidenced by the tube in the eagle's beak.