Original Japanese WWII Pilot's Flotation Flag and Photo Album - USGI Bring Back German Mauser 98k K98 Non-Firing BATF approved display gun

Non-Firing BATF approved display gun

Stationed at RAF Kimbolton

25" x 9" stitched to the back of the  exterior below the flag

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Original Japanese WWII Pilot's Flotation Flag and Photo Album - USGI Bring Back German Mauser 98k K98 Non-Firing BATF approved display gunOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a Japanese Photo album and Pilot's Flotation flag which were brought back by a USGI after WW2. The pilots flotation flag is made of silk, with kapok sewn in the outside edge to allow it to swell and float in the water. This allowed Japanese planes to identify downed pilots in the ocean for rescue due to the large Hi No Maru () "circle of the sun" the flag displays. It measures 39" by 31" and is in excellent