Original WWII Pathfinder USAAF Named Pilot Navigator Grouping Spanish Militaria She subsequently made another seven

She subsequently made another seven deployments to this area of the world through the ’70s in response to a deteriorating situation in the Middle East

it appeared to be a conversion

The rigth grip bears a military cartouche meaning this was issued to a Union soldier during the Civil War

appears hand forged with one indistinct fold

The shark-faced nose art of the Flying Tigers remains among the most recognizable image of any individual combat aircraft or combat unit of World War II

Original WWII Pathfinder USAAF Named Pilot Navigator Grouping Spanish Militaria She subsequently made another sevenOriginal Items: One of a kind grouping. Wilfred Ernest Meinzen army serial number 15119698 enlisted on 04 Feb 1943. He was a pilot and navigator in the 8th Air Force during WWII. He was also a pathfinder as evident in the patch found on the right sleeve of his Ike jacket. The pathfinders job was to mark drop zones behind the Normandy beaches, placing lights and radar beacons so that more than 13,000 jumpers who would immediately follow in the all out