Germany, Luftwaffe. A Summer Flight Suit Province of China Air Force Basic Pilot Badge

Air Force Basic Pilot Badge

the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) tag clearly bearing a maker’s code of “A4/226”

the latter retaining a period original black leather strap

circumscribed in latin script

along with being manufacturer stamped in black ink "Erich Liebe / Gerh-Hauptmann-Str

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Summer Flight Suit Province of China Air Force Basic Pilot Badge(Luftwaffe Fliegerschutzanzug). A well preserved Luftwaffe summer flight suit, constructed of a light olive drab cotton blended drillich cloth with a gentle herringbone twill (HBT) weave. It features a turned down collar and triple frontal zipper arrangement to allow the wearer to step in and out of the garment, with the lower zipper functioning as a fly. The cuff of each sleeve has a zipper fastening closed with an integral strap retaining a snap