Original U.S. WWII Lockheed P-38 Lightning Steering Control Yoke with Original Switch & Microphone Button - Late War Model U.S. Ordnance A Japanese character is painted

A Japanese character is painted inside the rear skirt of the helmet shell

Sandwiched between the lining and the steel bowl was also a piece of felt

Before the American entry into WWII

while the sleeves are lined with soft cotton

with stock number D 45874 stamped on the side under the lid

Original U.S. WWII Lockheed P-38 Lightning Steering Control Yoke with Original Switch & Microphone Button - Late War Model U.S. Ordnance A Japanese character is paintedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Lockheed P 38 Lightning is a World War IIera American piston engined fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps, the P 38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Allied propaganda claimed it had been nicknamed the fork tailed devil by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" by the Japanese. This is a genuine Lockheed P 38 Lightning Steering