Original U.S. WWII Legion of Merit Awarded to Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Semen I. Popov with Citation Signed by President Truman WWII the AAF restricted glider instruction

the AAF restricted glider instruction to pilots to powered aircraft since there were enough pilots available who could serve a dual purpose in troop carrier units

less sophisticated machine shops made practical sense

Really a great look that is impossible to duplicated

By the 1930s

as it hangs at half cock when fired from full cock

Original U.S. WWII Legion of Merit Awarded to Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Semen I. Popov with Citation Signed by President Truman WWII the AAF restricted glider instructionOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight uniformed services of the United States as well as to military and political figures of foreign governments. This is an outstanding set consisting of an unengraved medal, War