Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge Auction Archive 1st Lieutenant Derby had died

1st Lieutenant Derby had died two weeks earlier from his wounds sustained during the attack on January 9th

before attending Slippery Rock College (1936-1940)

He is credited with 135 confirmed aerial victories

Small Size (gold-coloured gilt on bronze

the insignia resting upon a tilted square

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge Auction Archive 1st Lieutenant Derby had died(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, unmarked, measuring 66. 10 mm (w) x 53. 24 mm (h),