Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet Breda M-37 Andernach was cleared of enemy

Andernach was cleared of enemy troops on March 10th

Below this is a original Luftschutz helmet information decal

which are mostly faded:

Lewis machine guns on the bridge wings

Luckily IMA has found just a few to fill the gap in any German WW2 collection

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet Breda M-37 Andernach was cleared of enemyOriginal Item: Only One Available. U. S. Army Air Forces WWII issue M3 Flak Helmet! World War Two American bomber crews in the skies over Europe needed something more than their leather flying helmets to provide them with shrapnel injuries, however it took a surprisingly long time for a new helmet to be developed and deployed to meet that need. Not until December of 1943 did the M3 reach the ETO, it was the first of three versions of the American flak