Date Code

K 1968
Z 1969
M 1970
X 1971
B 1972
L 1973 (1987)
O 1974
S 1975
R 1976
A 1977
U 1978
F 1979
E 1980
G 1981
I  1982
C 1983
H 1984
T 1985
P 1986
L 1987 (1973)
Y 1988
N 1989
D 1990

Size chart

cm -------Uk------- US

54 -- 6 5/8 -- 6 3/4

55 -- 6 3/4 -- 6 7/8

56 -- 6 7/8 --    7

57 --     7    -- 7 1/8

58 -- 7 1/8 -- 7 1/4

59 -- 7 1/4 -- 7 3/8

60 -- 7 3/8 -- 7 1/2

Nationalen Volksarmee.
Luftstreitkrafte-Air Force.
Air Force Officer, gabardine fabric, single piece cockade and silver cap cord , blue piping. Size 55 and dated "Y" (1988). Brown band. (Visor type S3117/3i, o-r). Veb 1856. 
Air Force EM/NCO, gabardine fabric, single piece cockade and black plastic cap cord , blue piping. Size 58 and dated "H" (1984). Brown band. (Visor type S3117/3i, o-r). Veb 1856.  
Air Defence Officer, gabardine fabric, single piece cockade and silver cap cord , blue piping. Size 56 and dated "L" (1987). Brown band. (Visor type S3117/3i, o-r). Veb 1856. 


NVA marked Air Force Officer Winter hat. Imitation fur, embroidered cockade. Size 55 and dated 1964.
NVA marked Air Force Officer Winter hat. Imitation fur, two piece cockade. Size 55 and dated "R" (1976).


Female cap, gabardine fabric, silver hand embroidered wreath and metal cockade, silver piping. Size 56, date 1964

Female cap, gabardine fabric, two piece cockade, silver piping. Size 52 and dated "O" (1974).