A question about a pin

I have a question/translation needed.

My grandfather was a RAF bombadier in a Lancaster Flying Fortress. He must have picked up this box i have that contains, what i think, looks like a helmet badge. It is German as there is writing on the top that reads -
Frontflugspange fur Ka - - filieger gold

Between the Ka - - filieger the writing has dispeared. any ideas of what it reads?

 

So far i have translated it as reads:

Front flight pin for - - - Gold

COuld the messed up word mean paratrooper?

 

> My grandfather was a RAF bombadier in a
> Lancaster Flying Fortress. He must have
> picked up this box i have that contains,
> what i think, looks like a helmet badge.
> It is German as there is writing on the
> top that reads -
> Frontflugspange fur Ka - - filieger gold

It is probably Kampfflieger.
It english name of the award is Operational Flying Clasp for Bomberpilots.

Visit http://www.skalman.nu/third-reich/awards-op-flying.htm for more info.

/Marcus http://www.skalman.nu/third-reich/

 

Thanks - thats problary what it means, or close to it. The only difference of the clip/badge/whatever is that its the whole body of an eagle (or some other bird) with wings stretched out like those on the German hat badges etc.


Mussolini

 

> The only difference of the
> clip/badge/whatever is that its the whole
> body of an eagle (or some other bird) with
> wings stretched out like those on the
> German hat badges etc.

Do you have an image of the item?

Have you checked the militaria section on my site at http://www.skalman.nu/third-reich/ ?
Prehaps you can find a similar badge there.

/Marcus http://www.skalman.nu/

 

No..i dont actually. I guess i could take a picture of it, and once it gets developed, i could try and find somewhere where i can scan it onto the comp to send. Hm...would a library have a scanner on the comp?

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