Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1943 German Badges & Signs however the leather portion has

however the leather portion has torn around the rim

We checked the arsenal records

We just don't see these anymore

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Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1943 German Badges & Signs however the leather portion hasOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic hand WWII AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light. The float light was a smoke producing flare designed to be dropped by an aircraft over open water for drift sighting during the day or night. This type would have been used from the late 1930s through World War II. The round is stamped on the wood: SIGNAL, DRIFT, NIGHT AN MARK 4 LOT NO. 158 9 43 TRIUMPH EXPLOSIVES INC BILL Lights were constructed