Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet Repainted Blue with Air Force Insignia Bayonets On 4 December 1983 the

On 4 December 1983 the squadron flew combat air patrols over a Navy strike force from the carrier USS John F

and the fore stock doesn't look to have been swapped out

This pattern of armband was often used in the occupied territories such as the Netherlands during air raids

Because he was hard-working as a stable boy

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet Repainted Blue with Air Force Insignia Bayonets On 4 December 1983 theOriginal Item: Only One Available. U. S. Army Air Forces WWII issue M5 Flak Helmet! World War Two American bomber crews in the skies over Europe needed something more than their leather flying helmets to provide them with shrapnel injuries, however it took a surprisingly long time for a new helmet to be developed and deployed to meet that need. Not until December of 1943 did the M3 reach the ETO, it was the first of three versions of the American flak