A Civil Gliding Class “B” Proficiency Button-Hole Badge Archive 46 mm x 48 mm

46 mm x 48 mm

Russian St

Royal Naval Air Service Officer's Commission Document (inscribed "By the Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

a very scarce decoration

in very fine condition with bright colors

A Civil Gliding Class “B” Proficiency Button-Hole Badge Archive 46 mm x 48 mmIn silvered bronze and blue and white enamels; measuring 22 mm in diameter; contact marks but otherwise extremely fine condition. Footnote: The International Aeronautical Federation awarded a series of proficiency badges to glider pilots on their successful completion of the appropriate tests and gliding trials. The B class certificate was awarded for a 60 second solo flight with an S turn maneuver.