Original German WWII Parachute Fragment From A Heinkel He 111 That Was Shot Down Over Birmingham, England on November 19, 1940 Japanese Documents and Books The interior of the helmet

The interior of the helmet has some of the the original paint

The US Navy contracted for 25mm flare guns and ones like these were routinely pressed into service during World war Two

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In a speech he gave to the British that won him favorable publicity

Original German WWII Parachute Fragment From A Heinkel He 111 That Was Shot Down Over Birmingham, England on November 19, 1940 Japanese Documents and Books The interior of the helmetOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic piece of history! This small parachute fragment, which comes in the frame, is from a German Heinkel He 111 that was shot down by AA fire while conducting a bombing raid over Birmingham, England on November 19, 1940. The Heinkel He 111 was a German bomber aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Gnter at Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1934. Through development it was described as a "wolf in sheep's