He was to change the course of his career when on 17th October 1941 he flew with a 500lb bomb slung under the Hurricane fuselage
with a five-pointed star between the inscriptions
the exterior bearing a hand-painted Heer-issue transitional Stahlhelm situated against a backdrop of oak leaves and within a red
A Prussian Wilhelm I Centenary Medal 1797-1897 - Bronze gilt
Measuring 384 mm (w) x 283 mm (h)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Hollow Cupal Version by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Province of China He was to change the(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered cupal, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of
