Observer (Navigator) badge

3D Model

Observer (Navigator) badge

1930, Warsaw, Poland Władysław Gruberski – artist / maker Jan Knedler Engraving Workshop – manufacturer

The Observer Badge (Navigator Badge) is one of the aviation’s specialty badges, worn by pilots and other members of the flying staff. The popular gapa is one of the most famous symbols of the Polish Military Aviation. The badge was worn by aviators in the inter-war period and the Polish Air Force during World War II. The design of the badge has survived from the time of the People’s Republic of Poland and is worn by Polish aviators to this day.

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Inventory number: MLP V000443

Polish Aviation Museum

Digitisation: Regional Digitisation Lab, Małopolska Institute of Culture in Kraków, Poland; “Virtual Museums of Małopolska” Project

Project Visualization (3D model + textures): Urszula Bryda-Przybyszewska