Original U.S. WWII B-17 “Aces N’ Eights” Turret Gunner Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Technical Sergeant Stanley Young Painted A-2 Flight Jacket - 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group MG 42 Ammo Storage but nothing structural

but nothing structural

covering the AN/PRC-8

The helmet has also had heavy wire put around the shell

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This novel type of bolt was a major improvement over the simpler Dreyse and Chassepot bolt actions

Original U.S. WWII B-17 “Aces N’ Eights” Turret Gunner Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Technical Sergeant Stanley Young Painted A-2 Flight Jacket - 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group MG 42 Ammo Storage but nothing structuralOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the lovely & worn A2 Flight Jacket of Turret Gunner Technical Sergeant Stanley Russell Young of the B 17 42 37888 Aces N Eights, 527th Bombardment Squadron, 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. Young flew a staggering 37 combat missions while overseas, being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters before returning to the United States in August 1944 to serve as an