japanese pilot badge

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-pilot-badge-of-army-flight-school-86th-class-graduate-takahashi.27959/ Engraved 第八十六期生 - 86th Class [Pilot] Student.

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-non-commissioned-officers-pilot-badge-with-two-hallmarks.26855/ Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 51.7 × 37.2 mm. Marked 純銀 - pure silver 純金張 - pure gold plated Punched with "3". S

Reverse engraved 八十六期 - 86th Class 高橋- Takahashi Original case. 下士官操縦徽章 - Non-commissioned Officer's Pilot Badge

Size 51 x 34.5 mm. Weight 29.73 g. Engraved 戰時 - Wartime 八十一 - 81st [class] 川口 - Kawaguchi

Reverse engraved 第五十八期 - 58th Class 関口 - Sekiguchi Star is a period replacement.

All-stamped badge in light metal alloy. 贈 - Gift 市川寿 - Ichikawa Hisashi Original case. Typical late war lodgment and overall quality. Silver inscription 陸軍飛行機操縦徽章 - Army Aircraft Pilot Badge

Superb group. NCO's pilot badge.

Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 将校用操縦徽章 - Officer's Pilot Badge

Reverse 各務原 - Kakamigahara 陸軍航空隊 - Army Air Corps/Force 在隊記念 - Military Service Commemorative Marked 時宝堂謹製 - Made by Jihodo /Jihōdō/

NCO badge in silver. Reverse engraved 第七期 - 7th class 寺田武次 - Takeji Terada Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

Army Airplane Piloting Mastery Badge /陸軍飛行機操縦術修得徽章/ was established on June 23, 1913 (regulation was published on June 24, 1913). Original line drawings and description. Original Army Ordinance No. 5 /軍令陸第五號/ published in Official Gazette on June 24, 1913. Between 1913 and 1940 badge had...

Field repaired badge. The reverse pin and hood were replaced and resoldered. Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner. Reverse engraved 第五十八期生 - 58th Class 竹本伍長 - Corporal Takemoto

Pilot badge in silver. Reverse engraved 第七十二期 - 72nd Class 一木 - Ichiki Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 下士官用操縦徽章 - Non-commissioned Officer's Pilot Badge

NCO's badge. Reverse 第九十三期生 - 93rd Class Engraved 齋藤邦夫 - Kunio Saitō

Reverse 宇都宮 - Utsunomiya 陸軍飛行學校 - Army Flight School 第九十一期生 - 91st Class Engraved 伊藤三郎 - Ito Saburo

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-officers-pilot-badge-with-two-hallmarks.27993/ Interesting badge. Engraved 第五十五期 - Fifty-fifth Term/Class 吉田 - Yoshida Marked 純銀 - pure silver 金張 - gold plated Original case. 下士官用操縦徽章 - Non-commissioned Officer's Pilot Badge

Engraved 熊谷 for 熊谷陸軍飛行學校 - Kumagaya Army Flight School 永井 - Nagai

These have a distinct charm.

Right one 陸軍飛行機操縦徽章 - Army Pilot's Badge left one 下士官用操縦徽章 - Non-commissioned Officer's Pilot Badge

The exact attribution of this rare badge remains unknown. Specimen from a personal collection. Height 43.22 mm. Width 44.70 mm. Weight 24.56 g. Obvious roots of naïve attribution.