Original U.S. WWII USAAF Early Pattern M1 Flyers Protective Armor Flak Vest / Jacket U.S. Replica The leather of the mask

The leather of the mask is still soft

Sleep in warm comfort during your next stay in Stalingrad

The original factory cross grain can still be seen on almost all of the blade

as is the belt hook

Additional personnel we assigned from the 20th Armored Division

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Early Pattern M1 Flyers Protective Armor Flak Vest / Jacket U.S. Replica The leather of the maskOriginal 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