Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet with Complete Liner and Chinstrap Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia From the Mercury Atlas 8

From the Mercury Atlas 8

it still has a great ivory color

We assume this is the operating number of the soldier it was issued to at some point

and it is overall stiff

It features nickel silver white metal mounts with minor engraving on the lock plates

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet with Complete Liner and Chinstrap Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia From the Mercury Atlas 8Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very hard to find USAAF WWII issue M5 Flak Helmet, in very good condition. It does not look to have been issued or used very much, but it does have a lot of storage wear on the exterior shell, which has removed a lot of the "flocked" coating on the exterior. World War Two American bomber crews in the skies over Europe needed something more than their leather flying helmets to provide them with shrapnel