Germany, Luftwaffe. A Bomber Clasp, Silver Grade, With Case Buy Now enamel chipping on the red

enamel chipping on the red cross in the centrepiece

constructed of tan-coloured cotton in a herringbone pattern

listed as Air Vice-Marshal J

He is documented as having been "absent without leave" for a period (which likely happened if he got back to the base two hours after his liberty ended)

and Efficiency Decoration with Canada suspension bar

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Bomber Clasp, Silver Grade, With Case Buy Now enamel chipping on the red(Frontflugspange fr Kampf und Sturzkampfflieger in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a swastika, surrounding a downward pointing winged bomb of patinated bronze composition, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the bomb in place, with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting