Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fliegerhorstkommandantur Lechfeld Identity Disc United Republic of 36 / Breech 36 /

36 / Breech 36 / Leg 30

it was recorded that Beckley sustained a severe gunshot wound to the left jaw and neck

the obverse bears a central iron cross paty with a crown on the 12 o’clock arm and the date “1914” on the 6 o’clock arm circumscribed with “FURG DAGERLAND” and oak leaves and acorns at the bottom

Beneath this is an additional inscription in pre-revolutionary Cyrillic of “ЧѢМЪ БОЛЬШЕ ДЕНЕГ

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fliegerhorstkommandantur Lechfeld Identity Disc United Republic of 36 / Breech 36 /(Fliegerhorstkommandantur Lechfeld Erkennungsmarke). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central stamped number 18, circumscribed by an inscription of FLIEGERHORSTKOMMANDANTUR LECHFELD, the reverse with an attachment clip, unmarked, measuring 50 mm in diameter, with some scratching and oxidation evident, in very fine condition. Footnote: Legendary fighter ace Adolf Galland made his first flight in the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter from