Original U.S. WWII Propaganda Leaflet Dropped on Japanese Industrial Areas with Letter to Parents - 73rd Bomb Wing German Machine Guns Dolphin's hull number was taken

Dolphin's hull number was taken from a block of cancelled hull numbers from the World War II-vintage Tench class

the original leather sheath was reinforced with metal in later versions designed to prevent the needle-like tip from penetrating the sheath

The design is a classic inter-war style tank on caterpillar tracks

so the fuze date rarely matches the housing date

built the D

Original U.S. WWII Propaganda Leaflet Dropped on Japanese Industrial Areas with Letter to Parents - 73rd Bomb Wing German Machine Guns Dolphin's hull number was takenOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a rare example of a leaflet dropped by U. S. forces onto Japanese Industrial districts and ship building facilities convincing them of their naval inferiority to the 2 greatest naval powers, America and Great Britain. The leaflet comes with a letter sent home by Roy W. Sommerfield, HQ 73rd Bomb Wing, and is dated August 9th, 1945, the final day of the bombing on Nagasaki. The leaflet comes in a plastic sleeve