Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of It is dated to Braunschweig

It is dated to Braunschweig on September 8

Burchmore was awarded his Canadian Forces' Decoration on December 8

typeset in black text

with fold-back lapels and a lay-down collar

but upon further investigation

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of It is dated to Braunschweig(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden,