Original U.S. WWII Named 774th Bombardment Squadron, 463rd Bombardment Group B-17 Pilot Grouping For 1st Lieutenant Ken Dunkel - 70 Items WWII The project was deemed overly

The project was deemed overly complex and expensive

The Germans were largely deployed in strongpoints along the coast—the German strategy was based on defeating any seaborne assault at the water line

This involved converting the bolt to "bolt action" without requiring manual cocking

and what look to possibly be rings or heavier oxidation in one place in the bore

indicating a very high level refinishing

Original U.S. WWII Named 774th Bombardment Squadron, 463rd Bombardment Group B-17 Pilot Grouping For 1st Lieutenant Ken Dunkel - 70 Items WWII The project was deemed overlyOriginal Items: Only One Grouping Available. This is a wonderful and rather large grouping attributed to Lieutenant Kenneth F. Dunkel (ASN: 0 1 695 483), a B 17 pilot with the 774th Bombardment Squadron, 463rd Bombardment Group of the 15th Air Force. Dunkel had completed 50 combat missions in the European Theater of Operations and on September 17, 1944, while awaiting return to the United States, he was struck by a British truck while playing football