Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
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- Day Fighters
- Night Fighters
- Long Range Night Fighters
- Heavy Fighters
- Air to Ground Support Fighters
- Bombers
- Reconnaissance
- Transport and Glider
The different clasps were inaugurated on:
- 30 January 1941 for the Front Flying ClaspScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- 26 June 1942 for the Pennant to the Gold Front Flying ClaspScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- 29 April 1944 for the Pennant with number of missionScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Design
All badges are formed of a central device (usually blackened) encircled by a wreath of laurel leaves set between two stylized wings of oak leaves with a swastika located at the base of the wreath. Clasps measure approximately Script error: No such module "convert". by Script error: No such module "convert".. The various designs of the central device was determined from the type of aircraft flown. The clasp pennant was instituted as additional recognition for the increased number of operational missions/flights, which grew as the war continued.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". As part of the post-war program of the German Denazification, in 1957 these clasps were made available for wear with their Swastika emblems removed.
Criteria for qualification
- Bronze - 20 flown missionsScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Silver - 60 flown missionsScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Gold - 110 flown missionsScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Pennant to the Gold Front Flying Clasp
- Day Fighters and Transport Units: 500 missionsScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Air to Ground Support Fighters: 400 missionsScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Bombers, Air Sea Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance: 300 missionsScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Reconnaissance and Night Fighters: 250 missionsScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Notes
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References
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