Latvia, Republic. An Air Force Aircrew Badge, Ii Class For A Military Air Dispatcher, C.1935 GTRexclude in Newport

in Newport

along with the leafing on both sides of the wreath

measuring 42 mm (w) x 20

good quality mid-War badge by maker Assmann (marked by company logo A)

and the reverse of the Bar

Latvia, Republic. An Air Force Aircrew Badge, Ii Class For A Military Air Dispatcher, C.1935 GTRexclude in NewportSilvered 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.