Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet Set with A-11 Flight Helmet, Polaroid Goggles & Type A-14 Oxygen Mask in Box Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets Tastefully painted M-1910 Entrenching Tool

Tastefully painted M-1910 Entrenching Tool (which we are certain is an inside joke of sorts in itself) which was made into a presentation piece which was then awarded to Major George S

however it does show wear and the securing strap is completely missing

The kanji are a bit hard to read

It is decorated with a very silvered aluminum eagle insignia on the peak and and an open silvered zinc oak leaf and acorn wreath surrounding a metal tri-color cockade on the band

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet Set with A-11 Flight Helmet, Polaroid Goggles & Type A-14 Oxygen Mask in Box Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets Tastefully painted M-1910 Entrenching ToolOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is a wonderful opportunity to pick up a complete flak headgear set up for an Army Air Forces pilot from WWII! The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (19411945). It was created on 20 June 1941 as successor to