We called them C-One-Oh-Booms because of their tendency to go BOOM in flight
it is nearly impossible to date this other than between 1943-1947
some liaison pilots flew forest patrols (Project Firefly) watching for fires ignited by incendiary bombs carried across the Pacific beneath unmanned Japanese high altitude balloons
There just a few tiny areas of light peppering
Each set was contained within a custom made wooden case that held 16 colored lenses (or officially designated "light filters") that were intended to assist with locating and spotting enemy ships
Original U.S. WWII Wool Class A Uniform Coat with Axis Prisoner of War PW Stenciled - Size 36R Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts We called them C-One-Oh-Booms becauseOriginal Item: One of a Kind. WWII Military Issue Class A Winter Jacket, as issued to American troops during the war. This jacket was reissued to an Axis Prisoner of War, most likely on the American Homefront. As World War II raged on the other side of the globe, Allies, such as Great Britain, were running short of prison space to house POWs. From 1942 through 1945, more than 400,000 Axis prisoners were shipped to the United States and detained in