Original U.S. WWII USAAF Early Pattern M1 Flyers Protective Armor Flak Vest / Jacket U.S. Artillery six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing

six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2

B-17G 43-38408: Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/44

with the 2nd Battalion the unit distinguished itself in the hard-fought Battle for Brest

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Original U.S. WWII USAAF Early Pattern M1 Flyers Protective Armor Flak Vest / Jacket U.S. Artillery six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producingOriginal 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 sown into multi layered nylon that would catch low