Bidspirit auction | A WWI AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PILOT OPERATOR

A WWI AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PILOT OPERATOR BADGE - A rare bronze and enamel badge of the pilot operator and radio operator (Flugzeugführer- und Bordfunkerabzeichen). Austro-Hungarian Empire. Imperial (Royal) Air Force. World War I. Model 1917.This is a post-war replacement for the original badge. Issued to the recipient of the original badge with the documented proof of the original award around 1940. Dimensions: 2 1/4 in., (56 mm.)