Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M4A2 Flak Helmet - Complete Russian Ordnance with a heavy canvas header

with a heavy canvas header bearing sturdy brass grommets on the ends

some of whom had never even commanded a battalion-sized unit in combat before 1944

but loaded with a rocket carrying an HE-FRAG warhead

- This represents a German Camouflage Helmet captured by Members of the 34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division

The right shoulder of the tunic features a stitched in black and silver “checkered” EM/NCO schulterklappe (shoulder strap)

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M4A2 Flak Helmet - Complete Russian Ordnance with a heavy canvas headerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent hard to find USAAF WWII issue M4 A2 Flak Helmet in great condition. 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