Germany, Third Reich. A Photo Album Insignia Newly Listed He had been a veteran

He had been a veteran of the Indian theatre

Erwin Earl Osler was born on 10th August 1922 in Regina and he enlisted in the RCAF on 13th February 1941

Instituted 1835

The detour through his hometown presumably means that there is in fact no mission and that Matthiessen is just fleeing back home so as to not be captured by Russian forces

Type I - In silvered tombac

Germany, Third Reich. A Photo Album Insignia Newly Listed He had been a veteran(Fotoalbum Abzeichen). Constructed of aluminum, consisting of a biplane with a mobile swastika on the tail, the reverse with both attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 65 mm (w) 40 mm, in near extremely fine condition.