Original WWII 379th Bomb Group B-17 WHIRLAWAY Tail Gunner Grouping - Order of the Winged Boot Category_Spade Grip Assembly The shell chin strap is

The shell chin strap is absent

these stocks have been overlooked since importation in the early 1980s

and shortly thereafter transitioned to the F9F-5 Cougar

with a fully intact fabric hinge cover

This is an absolutely authentic British WW1 Western Front "Gas Rattle" a hard to find piece of trench warfare history

Original WWII 379th Bomb Group B-17 WHIRLAWAY Tail Gunner Grouping - Order of the Winged Boot Category_Spade Grip Assembly The shell chin strap isOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Staff Sergent Willis H. Volkening ASN 16168834 from Chicago, Illinois was a Tail Gunner aboard the B 17 bomber WHIRLAWAY and was a member of the 8th Air Force, 379th Bomb Group, 524th Bomb Squadron. Sergent Volkening flew 30 missions as a Tail Gunner and Waist Gunner from December 11, 1943 to June 8, 1944. Records indicate mission numbers 47, 48, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 79, 83, 86, 90, 94, 95, 99, 100, 101,