SA/SS Pilots Badge

An early SA/SS leader's pilot's badge. Silver wire on black and white cloth with a 1929 pattern eagle and swastika and chevrons with SA and SS insignia. This extremely rare badge was awarded to SA/SS members who qualified as pilots in pre-Luftwaffe Flieger SA/SS flying schools between 1930 and 1933. It could be worn on headgear, the sleeve or breast.