Original U.S. WWII Army Air Force Bailout Breathing Oxygen Bottle Type H-1 MG 34 Feed Assembly 7th 1944 to Politz Poland

7th 1944 to Politz Poland in the B-17 44-6104 "Homing Pigeon" to bomb the Synthetic Oil Plant

Reverse of screw-back impressed with issue number D 21550 H

A crew could receive the award by achieving eight points:

Good crsip bore making this a wonderful example of an iconic gun

Of particular interest is that the Trumpet retains it's Original 12th Lancers color cords with tassels which have probably been undisturbed for more than 100 years

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Force Bailout Breathing Oxygen Bottle Type H-1 MG 34 Feed Assembly 7th 1944 to Politz PolandOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Type H 1 bailout cylinder was a standardized for use by the USAAF in October, 1941, and declared obsolete four years later as it was replaced by the Type H 2. This emergency item contained enough oxygen for about ten minutes consumption. It was intended to be used during bailout at high altitudes where the air was thin and the flyer wished to remain conscious during descent. As seen in this example, the steel