Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Bailout Breathing Oxygen Bottle with Carrier & Original Hose Stocks In a 485th Bomb group

In a 485th Bomb group reunion newspaper from 1990 Baker and Tail Heavy are a featured article

Petersburg/Petrograd)

Here we have a very nice example of a rare German Allgemeine SS Totenkopf (Skull) Badge for overseas caps

There are no names or laundry numbers present

Black leather chinstrap is intact

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Bailout Breathing Oxygen Bottle with Carrier & Original Hose Stocks In a 485th Bomb groupOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Type H 1 bailout cylinder was a standardized for use by the USAAF in October, 1941, and declared obsolete four years later as it was replaced by the Type H 2. This emergency item contained enough oxygen for about ten minutes consumption. It was intended to be used during bailout at high altitudes where the air was thin and the flier wished to remain conscious during descent. As seen in this example, the steel