{"product_id":"german-wwii-reconnaissance-air-sea-rescue-and-meteorological-operational-flying-clasp-in-silver","title":"German WWII Reconnaissance, Air\/Sea Rescue, and Meteorological Operational Flying Clasp in Silver","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eGerman WWII Reconnaissance, Air\/Sea Rescue, and Meteorological Operational Flying Clasp in Silver-This is a very nice example in silver. It retains the majority of its finish on both the obverse and reverse. The silver is beautifully toned, with exquisite details on this Luftwaffe badge by JMME. It is very nicely marked on the reverse with JMME \u0026amp; Sohn of Berlin. The pin setup functions perfectly.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHistory: The Reconnaissance, Air\/Sea Rescue and Meteorological Operational Flying Clasp was introduced by Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring on January 30th, 1941, along with two other clasps, in a series of eight that were instituted at different points throughout the war to recognize the increasing number of operational flights achieved by specialized Luftwaffe personnel. All eight of the clasps were awarded in three grades of, Bronze for twenty operational flights, Silver for sixty operational flights, and Gold for one hundred ten operational flights. By mid-1942 many pilots and aircrew were surpassing the number of operational flights required for award of the clasps, so on June 26th, 1942, Göring introduced a starburst pendant device to recognize operational flights of over one hundred and ten with a prescribed number of operational flights required for award depending on the type of clasp. In the case of the Reconnaissance, Air\/Sea Rescue and Meteorological clasp three hundred operational flights were necessary for the award of the starburst pendant. Of Note: Due to the ever-increasing operational flights achieved by Luftwaffe personnel Göring decided to replace the sunburst pendant on April 29th, 1944 with a new numbered pendant. The numbered pendants began at \"200\" and went up as high as \"2000\" in increments of one hundred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ruptured Duck, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51659098849586,"sku":"M-266","price":560.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1141\/9332\/files\/WW2_German_Luftwaffe_Clasp_0140.jpg?v=1787772073","url":"https:\/\/www.therupturedduck.com\/products\/german-wwii-reconnaissance-air-sea-rescue-and-meteorological-operational-flying-clasp-in-silver","provider":"The Ruptured Duck, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}