An Italian Glider Pilot Qualification Wings, C. 1940 Auction Archive quality-wise it doesn’t get any

quality-wise it doesn’t get any better than this

the medal topped by a crown

he assumed the additional responsibility of Professor of Military Hygiene at the Army Medical School

from 1947 to 1972

the helmet with its original pins holding the frame firmly in place

An Italian Glider Pilot Qualification Wings, C. 1940 Auction Archive quality-wise it doesn’t get anyTwo piece construction, die stamped bronze gilt, blue and white enamelled gull wing insignia affixed to the centre, maker marked "EDIZIONI D'ARTE BOERI ROMA" on the reverse, 17 mm x 80. 2 mm, pinback, intact enamels, scattered gilt wear and oxidation spots, light contact, better than very fine.