Original U.S. WWII Air Force 58th Wing 509th Bomb Group Bikini Atoll Atomic Tests Silk Patch Martini-Henry Parts Although considered a chin strap

Although considered a chin strap

• WW2 SLOTE & KLEIN USMC Summer Flying Helmet

even though cleaning and polishing has removed almost all of the original finish

Nice and honest

Original U.S. WWII Air Force 58th Wing 509th Bomb Group Bikini Atoll Atomic Tests Silk Patch Martini-Henry Parts Although considered a chin strapOriginal Item: This is an ultra rare, theater made, silk patch for the United States Army Air Forces 58th Wing, 509th Bomb Group. Successor of the famous 509th Composite Group which dropped the two atomic bombs on Japan, the 509th Bomb Group carried out the "Operation Crossroads" atomic test at the Bikini Atoll. The patch has a mushroom cloud at its center. Approximately 3" diameter. Constructed of silk. The 509th Composite Group (509 CG) was a unit