Original WWII German DFS-230 Invasion Glider Painted Fabric Tail Fin Section - 11 ½” x 7” Resin Guns and Grenades especially German-made private purchase examples

especially German-made private purchase examples such as this

More often than not the carriers were used for other purposes and the masks long discarded which makes them hard to find today

Overall a very nice 100% genuine double decal Luftwaffe helmet with nice decals and fully intact rigging

these are Original US GI issue Thompson Sub Machine Gun Receivers that were de-milled prior to importation

30    12/27/1944    Gerolstein (#184)     John E

Original WWII German DFS-230 Invasion Glider Painted Fabric Tail Fin Section - 11 ½” x 7” Resin Guns and Grenades especially German-made private purchase examplesOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is the Swas cut away from the vertical stabilizer fin of a DFS 230 German WWII Assault Glider. The glider had a fabric covered body to reduce weight. The DFS 230 was the first German combat glider, with a wingspan of 72 feet and fuselage 38 feet long. The first use of this aircraft took place on May 10, 1940. In the half light of dawn, shortly after 5 a. m., ten 230s carrying a total of 78 assault troops swooped down