Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Unissued “M1 Flyer’s Flak Vest” - Front and Back Pieces Snider Rifle Parts 306 (fighter)

306 (fighter)

Ever hear of the "Charge of the Light Brigade" (another great British disaster)

The sword comes with a very nice tooled leather scabbard

The commanding officer for an anti-aircraft unit was eligible for the badge once half of his men also qualified for the badge

A nice very early flight jacket

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Unissued “M1 Flyer’s Flak Vest” - Front and Back Pieces Snider Rifle Parts 306 (fighter)Original Item: Only One Available. During WW2 in the US Army Air Corps, bomber crews often returned from missions over NSDAP occupied Europe reporting extremely dense flak, each burst spraying the aircraft with hot shrapnel. Following the experience of the Royal Air Force, the Air Corps began issuing flak jackets to aircrews in 1942. These early flak jackets were heavy, consisting of steel plates sewn into multi layered nylon that would catch low