Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet with Original Flocking - Missing Chinstrap French Awards Medals Badges Insignia and measures 9 ½” x

and measures 9 ½” x 6"

complete with its original chin scales

The top cover latch is however marked with clc

The grip is bare wood

Below the insignia is a single Ace of Spades playing card

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet with Original Flocking - Missing Chinstrap French Awards Medals Badges Insignia and measures 9 ½” xOriginal Item: Only One Available. U. S. Army Air Forces WWII issue M3 Flak Helmet! World War Two American bomber crews in the skies over Europe needed something more than their leather flying helmets to provide them with shrapnel injuries, however it took a surprisingly long time for a new helmet to be developed and deployed to meet that need. Not until December of 1943 did the M3 reach the ETO, it was the first of three versions of the American flak