Original U.S. WWII USAAF Complete M1 Flak Vest with M5 Leg & Groin Armor for Seated Personnel U.S. Field Gear Vice Chief of Naval Operations

Vice Chief of Naval Operations

(Mark III)" by the British War Department

and the crew’s quarters were off limits

which had a record of distinguished military service to the United States

These awards are very rarely

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Complete M1 Flak Vest with M5 Leg & Groin Armor for Seated Personnel U.S. Field Gear Vice Chief of Naval OperationsOriginal 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