pinback (previously repaired)
award document for the Iron Cross 2ndClass 1939 (10 May 1943)
They had gone for supper when the other crew received a call to scramble
In die struck solid bronze
Hünefeld and Köhl flew to Baldonnel
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge, By C.e. Juncker United Republic of pinback (previously repaired)(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle in mid flight clutching dual lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 42. 21 mm (w) x 52. 32 mm (h), weighing 36. 9 grams, the obverse