Original British WWII Royal Air Force Pewter Presentation Flask - 501st Squadron Military Flare Guns The detail throughout the design

The detail throughout the design of the bird is really impressive

He flew 26 missions as Group Navigator of a Flying Fortress group

The British 9mm Sterling MkIV SMG

Measures: 3" x 3”x

two companies of the 2nd Royal Hampshires and a company of the 1st Dublins

Original British WWII Royal Air Force Pewter Presentation Flask - 501st Squadron Military Flare Guns The detail throughout the designOriginal Item: One Only. This is a substantial Spirits Flask constructed from Pewter with a screw top and a large cover which could double as a drinking vessel. It measures 7" X 4" X 1 1 2" deep. The Screw Cap has a cork liner so the flask was probably intended to carry Brandy on long bombing runs. The cover itself is engraved with a WWII German Flying Bomb, known as a "V. 1 " or "Doodlebug". over an inscription: CONGRATULATIONS 501 SQN AUG. 1ST. 1944