L011194 DAY FIGHTER CLASP IN GOLD WITH STAR BURST PENDANT. (Frontflugspange für Tagjäger, Gold mit Anhanger) 

BACKGROUND: The Day Fighter’s 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 through out 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 air crew were surpassing the number of operational flights required for award of the clasps, so on June 26TH 1942, Göring introduced a star burst 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 Day Fighter’s Operational Flying Clasp, five hundred operational flights were necessary for the award of the star burst pendant. Of Note: Due to the ever increasing operational flights achieved by Luftwaffe personnel Göring decided to replace the sun burst 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. Also Of Note: Following the introduction of the first three operational flying clasps an additional five more clasps were introduced between November 1941 and April 1944.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Die struck, two piece, zinc construction clasp. The clasp is in the form of a central, circular, laurel leaf wreath, with a static swastika superimposed to the bottom center, encompassing an upward pointing, winged arrow. Three overlapping, parallel rows of oak leaves extend horizontally outward from either side of the central wreath. The winged arrow is attached to the claps by a small flat headed rivet which is visible on the reverse. The solid reverse of the clasp has a solid soldered hinge, a broad, tapering horizontal pin and original catch. The reverse, bottom edge of the central laurel leaf wreath has two, small, soldered on, vertically extended arms with looped ends to secure the pendant to the clasp. The die struck alloy pendant is in the form of a horizontally aligned, embossed central star burst pattern flanked on each side by three, small, overlapping, horizontally extended laurel leaves The top edge of the laurel leaves have two small cut out loops for the securing arms. The solid reverse of the pendant is plain. Clasp will need a repair.

GRADE *** 1/2                             PRICE $595.00

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