Original U.S. WWII USAAF Early Pattern M1 Flyers Protective Armor Flak Vest Jacket with Apron Edged Weapons nothing is glued

nothing is glued

1944 and arrived at Camp Patrick Henry

As 1943 progressed additional aircraft and equipment arrived and the program expanded

- Emergency chute handle

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Early Pattern M1 Flyers Protective Armor Flak Vest Jacket with Apron Edged Weapons nothing is gluedOriginal 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