Germany, Nsfk. A 1939 National Socialist Flyers Corps Rhön Gliding Championships Plaque Newly Listed crashed the plane into a

crashed the plane into a lake near Goven on their way back to the Wing’s airfield in Rennes due to fog and severely reduced visibility

Maker marked P

arrived in New York on June 23

he received a Presidential Citation from Frank Knox

shortly before his death

Germany, Nsfk. A 1939 National Socialist Flyers Corps Rhön Gliding Championships Plaque Newly Listed crashed the plane into a(Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps Rhn Segelflug Wettbewerbsabzeichen). Constructed of an oval silvered cupal badge; the obverse illustrating a mobile swastika superimposed on a winged man (Icarus) in flight, inscribed Rhn Segelflug Wettbewerb 23. 7 6. 8. 1939; marked Brehmer, Markneukirchen on the reverse; measuring 77. 10 mm (w) x 90. 00 mm (h); weighing 65. 8 grams; light wear on the obverse; in overall near very fine condition.