Germany WWI Cap Badge Etrich Taube Aircraft of the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Royal Aviation Troops KuKLFT

Imperial Germany: Patriotic WW1 Cap Badge of 
an Etrich Taube (Rumpler Taube) fighter plane of 
the Imperial and Royal (KuK) Aviation Troops of 
the Austro-Hungarian Army (KuKLFT).
The Etrich Taube monoplane fighter aircraft, also 
known as the Rumpler Taube, was designed in 
1909 by Igo Etrich of Austria-Hungary and first 
flew in 1910. It was the first military airplane to be 
mass-produced in Germany. 
The Taube served with the Italians in Libya (1911), 
with Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire in the 
Balkan Wars (1912-13) and with both Germany 
and Austria-Hungary in WW1 (initially as a fighter 
and after 1914 as a trainer). 
Many German WW1 aces learned to fly in a Taube.
The Imperial and Royal (KuK) Aviation Troops was 
established in 1893 as a balloon corps.
It was re-organized in 1912 and remained under 
the command of Major Emil Uzelac until the end of 
WW1 in 1918. 
The KuKLFT saw combat action mainly on the 
Eastern Front and Italian Front. Its aircraft were 
either domestically built or imported from 
Germany (main types: Lohner, Albatros, Aviatik, 
Lloyd, Fokker,Hansa-Brandenburg, Knoller, 
Oeffag, Phoenix, Ufag and Etrich Taube).
Notable is that while a total of 5431 aircraft had 
been produced for the KuKLFT during the 4 years 
of WW1, its strength had peaked at only 550 
operational aircraft, despite having 4 fronts to 
cover.
A scarce badge.

WW1 1914 1918

Item 100% original

Condition as in the photos

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