Germany, Luftwaffe. A Bomber Flight Clasp, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity Gape was struck off strength

Gape was struck off strength on January 19

promoted to SS-Oberkanonier in 1941

1940 their unit began a mass attack on Liverpool and Birkenhead

Shell is marked "RF64" and has the original shipping label

surrounded by a bronze gilded palm wreath in each quadrant and a vertical sword

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Bomber Flight Clasp, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity Gape was struck off strength(Frontflugspange fr Kampf und Sturzkampfflieger in Silver). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a central winged bomb, within a circular laurel wreath joined together at the bottom by a swastika, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 76. 50 mm (w) x 25. 16 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.