4/9/2023 0 Comments Luftwaffe flight clasp![]() ![]() Wehrmacht Luftwaffe Operational Flying Clasps (also called "Flight Bars", "Squadron Clasps", etc.) ![]() ![]() Cropped version of an image file copied from the online presentation at and published under the CC BY 4.0-license ( Attribution 4.0 International) AM.085171 from the collections of the museum. Photo taken by Armémuseum, the Swedish Army Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, of item no. The various designs of the central device was determined from the type of aircraft flown. Clasps measure approximately 7.5 cm by 2.5 cm. All badges are formed of a central device (usually blackened) encircled by a wreath of laurel leaves set between two stylized wings of oak leaves with a swastika located at the base of the wreath. Pennants suspended from the clasp indicated the number of missions obtained in a given type of aircraft. It was instituted 1941 and awarded in Bronze, Silver, and Gold with an upgrade to include diamonds possible. The Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe (German: Frontflugspange der Luftwaffe) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to aircrew and certain other personnel of the Luftwaffe in recognition of the number of operational flights flown. English: Reproduction (replica) of a Front Flying/Combat Clasp for Reconnaissance (German: Frontflugspange für Aufklärer, Seenotflieger und Wetterkunder), a World War II German military decoration of the Luftwaffe, the Air Force of Nazi Germany (The Third Reich), instituted on 30th January 1941. ![]()
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