Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet - Complete Category_Spade Grip Assembly a genuine USGI "bring back"

a genuine USGI "bring back"

The Group was activated by the Army at MacDill Field

but the central cross bolt screw appears to look like a newer replacement

As this was an Imperial guard unit

military critics

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet - Complete Category_Spade Grip Assembly a genuine USGI "bring back"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