Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet Receiver Top Cover - Oberst Kurt Kuhlmey -

- Oberst Kurt Kuhlmey - Knights Cross

still has regimental markings on the steel butt plate and is nicely marked "871" for 1871

The receiver is empty

the most prominent being the use of the First Navy Jack by the U

The bayonet has a molded rubber handle instead of the stacked leather

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet Receiver Top Cover - Oberst Kurt Kuhlmey -Original 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