Original U.S. WWII B-17 “Speedball” Sole Survivor & Prisoner of War Co-Pilot Lt. Kenneth L. Vaughn Patched A2 Flight Jacket - 511th Bomb Squadron German Machine Guns Black Jerraboa on White Background

Black Jerraboa on White Background (Desert Rat)- 7th Armored Brigade

with the tab that the bolt uses broken off

The helmet does have an original liner and is in lovely condition

This is a very nice service used all original example of a German WWII M40 helmet

Guard Width: 4"

Original U.S. WWII B-17 “Speedball” Sole Survivor & Prisoner of War Co-Pilot Lt. Kenneth L. Vaughn Patched A2 Flight Jacket - 511th Bomb Squadron German Machine Guns Black Jerraboa on White BackgroundOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the patched A 2 Flight Jacket of Prisoner of War & Co Pilot Lieutenant Kenneth L. Vaughn, 511th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group, who served aboard the B 17 Speedball during his 8th overall mission when the aircraft was shot down, forced to make a crash landing at Bordeaux, France on December 31st, 1943. According to a newspaper clipping in the pocket, Vaughn was the only one of his crew to survive