Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces M1 Armor Flyer Flak Vest - Back & Front Pieces Manufacture Type_Original Items It was widely used by

It was widely used by the Waffen SS and Polizei formations

It is also marked TERNI

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at that point known as the "The King's Regiment of Dragoons

-- before you -- when you got out

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces M1 Armor Flyer Flak Vest - Back & Front Pieces Manufacture Type_Original Items It was widely used byOriginal Item: Only One Available. During WW2 in the US Army Air Corps, bomber crews often returned from missions over NSDAP occupied Europe reporting extremely dense flak, each burst spraying the aircraft with hot shrapnel. Following the experience of the Royal Air Force, the Air Corps began issuing flak jackets to aircrews in 1942. These early flak jackets were heavy, consisting of steel plates sown into multi layered nylon that would catch low