BACKGROUND: The Ingenieurkorps der Luftwaffe, (Engineer Corps of the Air Force), was a separate branch classed as an administrative service. Personnel serving with the Ingenieurkorps der Luftwaffe held the status of administrative officials with equivalent Officer’s ranks and were bestowed distinctive identifying collar tabs.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Bright pink wool collar tab with hand embroidered, four bladed propellor and oak-leaf half-wreath in bright silver/aluminum wire threads. Collar tab is piped in twisted silver/aluminum cord and mounted on a tan buckram backing. Collar tab signifies a Flieger Hauptingenieur (Flight Engineer) with the equivalent rank of a Hauptmann.