Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Unissued “M1 Flyer’s Flak Vest” - Front and Back Pieces Snider Rifle Parts on the lock plates and

on the lock plates and LONDON on the barrels

Collar to shoulder: 11”Shoulder to sleeve: 24”Shoulder to shoulder: 19”Chest width: 18”Waist width: 21”Hip width: 17”Front length: 27"

moved to the Hürtgen Forest

Ever hear of the "Charge of the Light Brigade" (another great British disaster)

under the command of Lieutenant John Chard of the Royal Engineers

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Unissued “M1 Flyer’s Flak Vest” - Front and Back Pieces Snider Rifle Parts on the lock plates andOriginal 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 sewn into multi layered nylon that would catch low