Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet Spanish Militaria with some ink bleeding having

with some ink bleeding having occurred while it was folded

with patches of hook-and-loop fasteners on the sleeves near the shoulder area to match the Army's new ACU uniform design

Active with the 11th Airborne Division and the 187th Regimental Combat Team from 1942–1957

Mk III SHtLE (SMLE) rifles

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet Spanish Militaria with some ink bleeding havingOriginal Item: Only One Available. U. S. Army Air Forces WWII issue M3 Flak Helmet! 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 first of three versions of the American flak