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 US Navy Firing Key Mark

US Navy Firing Key Mark XVI designed in 1935 and used throughout WWII used to fire naval turret guns like the 5" and 16"

and by the ignition system

with just a bit of wear on the contact points

but nothing structural

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 US Navy Firing Key MarkOriginal 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