Description
German Luftwaffe Honor goblet (Ehrenpokal) awarded to Oberfeldwebel Wolfgang Millatz who was killed during trials for the ME-262 jet fighter aircraft in 1944. The goblet is a fine uncleaned example, engraved to the bottom ring ‘Oberfeldwebel Wolfgang Millatz AM 2-11-42′. The award is impressed to the bottom “Feinsilber Alpaka Auflage’ and the makers mark of ‘John Wagner & Sohn’. The goblet is in super uncleaned condition. Wolfgang Millatz was born in Berlin on 29th November 1914. He qualified as a pilot in the Luftwaffe, gaining his pilots qualification badge, he was also awarded the German Cross in gold, EK1,Ek2, Bomber clasp in bronze, silver and gold along with this Honor Goblet. In 1944 he was at the rank of Leutnant serving at the Messerschmitt factory at Schwabisch Hall ( Sonderkommando OKL). On 25th November 1944 he was flying a ME-262 A-2a jet fighter aircraft with code ‘NY+BS’ when the aircraft crashed on landing approach during trials at the air station. Millatz was killed in the crash.
