An American Balloon Pilot Badge Archive loop marked "800" with worn

loop marked "800" with worn neck ribbon

without contact to enameling

there were a total of eighteen E Class attached and at the close of the war

400 mm with pull loop at one end) and one oiler (screw lubricant insert end

which have been lost to time

An American Balloon Pilot Badge Archive loop marked "800" with worn]Sterling silver, marked "STERLING" on the reverse, 22 mm x 43 mm, horizontal pinback, dark patina, extremely fine. Footnote: The Dirigible Balloon Pilot Insignia was a military decoration of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps that was issued to those service members who received training and qualification as dirigible pilots. The badge first appeared in Navy Uniform Regulations in 1922, during which time the Navy was experimenting