Original WWII 379th Bomb Group B-17 WHIRLAWAY Tail Gunner Grouping - Order of the Winged Boot Crimean War Overall width is approximately 7

Overall width is approximately 7 inches

The whole head measuring 19 inches across

This period saw the manufacture of some of the more notable of Sharps longarms

the helmet boasts a spike to its top mount and retails its original gloss white leather chin strap

Original WWII 379th Bomb Group B-17 WHIRLAWAY Tail Gunner Grouping - Order of the Winged Boot Crimean War Overall width is approximately 7Original Items: One of a kind set. Staff Sergent Willis H. Volkening ASN 16168834 from Chicago, Illinois was a Tail Gunner aboard the B 17 bomber WHIRLAWAY and was a member of the 8th Air Force, 379th Bomb Group, 524th Bomb Squadron. Sergent Volkening flew 30 missions as a Tail Gunner and Waist Gunner from December 11, 1943 to June 8, 1944. Records indicate mission numbers 47, 48, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 79, 83, 86, 90, 94, 95, 99, 100, 101,