Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge In Silver, With Stickpin And Case, By Karl Poellath Of Schrobenhausen United Republic of reverse with pin assembly

reverse with pin assembly

The underside of the skirt is stamped "D16" at the rear and "866" on the left side

The summer of 1916 saw McTurk encounted a bout of influenza

Different sources state his name as Werner Pögel or Vögel

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Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge In Silver, With Stickpin And Case, By Karl Poellath Of Schrobenhausen United Republic of reverse with pin assemblyA very desirable complete Bavarian Flyers badge consisting of an ovular badge constructed of silver ,the obverse centre bears the image of a right flying plane over a hilly country side town, encompassed by a wreath of half oak leaves and half laurel leaves tied with a ribbon in a bow at the bottom and topped with a crown, the reverse bears the maker mark KARL POELLATH SCHROBENHAUSEN SILBER in the centre encompassed by rays, with a vertical pinback