Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet with Original Flocking - Missing Chinstrap Category_MG 42 Mounts this is an excellent example

this is an excellent example of a summer white visor

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probably from insect damage

so in this case Takaichi is their given name

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Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet with Original Flocking - Missing Chinstrap Category_MG 42 Mounts this is an excellent exampleOriginal 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