Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet - Complete Vietnam Known as a "Navigator's Watch"

Known as a "Navigator's Watch" as it was used by aviators to aid in navigation by the US Navy during the war

Post-war use was greatly reduced due to the introduction of radar-based systems

Goins born in 1920 in Tennessee later moved to Monroe

There is a five button closure (lowest button is absent)

Directly below the ADSEC patch is another Sgt

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet - Complete Vietnam Known as a "Navigator's Watch"Original 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