Original U.S. WWII USAAF Officer Winter Crush Visor Cap of POW Anthony M. Tuberose by Bancroft with R-14 Headset - Shot Down Near Recke-Langenakker in 1944 French Holster The interior of the helmet

The interior of the helmet still has the original M31 leather liner with all eight of its fingers intact with the top tie string

There are no dents on the cone and all the fins are present but are bent and misshapen

In 1957 the Bundesgrenzschutz introduced the Schützenschnur

and the Air Force) and the eleven Unified Combatant Commands

which have no hammer spur that could catch on clothing

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Officer Winter Crush Visor Cap of POW Anthony M. Tuberose by Bancroft with R-14 Headset - Shot Down Near Recke-Langenakker in 1944 French Holster The interior of the helmetOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is the winter crush visor cap & R 14 headset of Captain Anthony Michael Tuberose, 335th Bombardment Squadron, 95th Bombardment Group, whose B 17G (#42 37971) was shot down by fighters and crashed near Recke Langenakker on a mission to Brunswick on 10 February 1944. The crew that survived the attack bailed out before the a c broke up in the air. Tuberose & others were taken as Prisoners of War. He was interned