Austria, Empire. A Field Pilot's Badge, Type Ii, Karl I (1917) Buy Now He flew his first combat

He flew his first combat missions in the campaign against France and achieved his first aerial victory during the Battle of Britain on August 28

instituted in September 1941

with remains of its original plastic backing

both military and civil

Austria, Empire. A Field Pilot's Badge, Type Ii, Karl I (1917) Buy Now He flew his first combatTwo piece construction, bronze gilt eagle, affixed to a base in bronze gilt with red, white and green enamels, the base illustrating a wreath of oak leaves with the shield on Karl I at its bottom and surmounted by the Austrian and Hungarian crowns, measuring 60. 5 mm (w) x 59 mm (h), vertical pinback, chipping evident in the green enamels on the wreath, crazing in the white enamels on the shield, the cross on the Hungarian crown broken off, overall