A 1942 Luftwaffe Silver Bowl For Outstanding Performance Auction Alexander Rodgers Groff of the

Alexander Rodgers Groff of the Edmonton Journal

as one would expect to be found in the factory

OPPLSGCM is maker marked "BIRKS" and marked "STERLING" on the edge and is privately engraved

the aircraft had accrued a total of 205 flying hours and was one of three 626 Squadron Lancasters lost during this operation

A 1942 Luftwaffe Silver Bowl For Outstanding Performance Auction Alexander Rodgers Groff of theAlpaca silver, maker marked with the interlocking initials "GD" and marked "ALPAKA" on the bottom, die stamped Luftwaffe eagle insignia with a swastika in its talons in the centre of the base, engraved with the date "1942" above the eagle and "fur hervorragende Leistung" over "Der General und Befehlshaber" below the eagle, design incorporates six large scalloped panels forming the sides of the bowl, 233 mm in diameter x 50 mm in depth, contact marks