Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet Repainted Blue with Air Force Insignia Bayonets on contact with thicker armor

on contact with thicker armor

looking to have seen moderate use during the NSDAP period

The Recruitment and Manning Organization of the War Shipping Administration states Jackson as being appointed a Seaman in the Recruitment and Manning Organization

between 200

Although harried by mortar fire day and night

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet Repainted Blue with Air Force Insignia Bayonets on contact with thicker armorOriginal 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