Original German WWII Afrika Korps Camouflage M40 Helmet - Q64 Beretta (remaining attached to the 482d

(remaining attached to the 482d Bomb Group) and moved to RAF Watton (Station 376)

The jacket liner was a separate cotton-shell jacket with two slash pockets and button and loop fastening

She spent April 1945 escorting convoys in Danish waters before making one voyage to rescue refugees in East Prussia in May

VC GCB GCMG (27 June 1831 – 17 December 1899) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross

Original German WWII Afrika Korps Camouflage M40 Helmet - Q64 Beretta (remaining attached to the 482dOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice all original example of a German Afrika Korps Camouflage M40 Steel helmet, which was field repainted with a pink hue tan camouflage paint scheme. Over the shell is a helmet net which we can't be sure is period authentic, so for the sake of argument just consider it a post war addition. This stamped sheet steel construction shell helmet retains about 70% of the camouflage, while the rest has worn