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US Army Air
Force insignia UNIFORMS AND

UIPMENT
Apron to protect Webbing with red EQ
lower abdomen quick-release tab

▲ FLAK JACKET Designed to protect US bomber crews
Date 1942 from low-velocity fragments, these
early examples of flak jackets consisted
Origin US
of steel plates sewn into a multi-layered
Material Nylon, steel nylon jerkin.

◀ B10 FLYING JACKET Issued to US air crews, the B10 featured
Date 1943 a fur collar and zip opening. It also had
knitted wrists and waistband to help its
Origin US wearer retain body warmth.
Material Cotton (with
alpaca lining)
Sergeant’s rank insignia
on shoulder board

Web harness

Magazine
pouch
First-aid kit
Leather holster for
▲ M1936 PISTOL BELT M1911 pistol
Date 1930s Pocket
Origin US
Material Webbing, leather
▲ TELOGREIKA The telogreika (body warmer) was a quilted
The pistol belt was developed for jacket issued to Soviet troops during the
non-riflemen, such as officers or Date 1930s
Entrenching tank crews, and typically included Origin Soviet Union winter months. The fabric of the jacket was
tool Upper-leg tie stuffed with cotton wool, which helped
a pistol holster, ammunition Material Cotton, cotton wool keep out the worst of the cold.
pouches, water bottle, and, in
this instance, a web harness.