Original U.S. Post WWII Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak Front Landing Gear Tire Category_Rear Sight Assembly The epaulets have bullion embroidered

The epaulets have bullion embroidered 26th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignias

Malaita province sent back some souvenirs to his relatives during the war

all appear to have German Imperial proof marks visible on the plate

and the crew’s quarters were off limits

dated January 13

Original U.S. Post WWII Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak Front Landing Gear Tire Category_Rear Sight Assembly The epaulets have bullion embroideredOriginal Items: One of a kind set. The Douglas Skystreak (D 558 1 or D 558 I) was an American single engine jet research aircraft of the 1940s. It was designed in 1945 by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the U. S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, in conjunction with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The Skystreaks were turbojet powered aircraft that took off from the ground under their own power and had unswept flying surfaces. This