A Second War Bulgarian Pilot's Badge; Type Ii Newly Listed going on to become a

going on to become a Professor in the School of Mining at Queen's University in Kingston

this particular type is known as “Pillow-Crimp” badge due to its reverse hardware set up

" and "CRICHTON'S MOOSE JAW" on the reverse

Barkerended his Italian service with some 33 airplanes claimed destroyed and nine observation balloons downed individually or with other pilots

He was struck off strength to "P" Wing

A Second War Bulgarian Pilot's Badge; Type Ii Newly Listed going on to become a(Kingdom): Multi piece construction, frosted silver with gilt, along with red and light blue enamels, 38 mm x 55. 5 mm, marked in cyrillic type with the Milosheva of Sofia maker mark and coded "3 23 89" on both the support plate and the screwback, intact enamels, scattered silvering wear, near extremely fine.