Original U.S. WWII 1942 American B-17 Flying Fortress & German Heinkel 111 Recognition Model Airplanes by Cruver British Bayonets and the white Luftwaffe Eagle

and the white Luftwaffe Eagle is about 90%

The serial number on this example is 18942

which indicates it was produced in 1941 by  Hugo Schneider AG Meuselwitz in Thüringen

Size is approximately 7 1/4"

and even then the opening of the parachutes caused canteens

Original U.S. WWII 1942 American B-17 Flying Fortress & German Heinkel 111 Recognition Model Airplanes by Cruver British Bayonets and the white Luftwaffe EagleOriginal Item: Only One Available. During World War Two there was a mass of teaching materials used by the armed forces to train gunners and aircrew in the identification of aircraft, ships and ground vehicles. The ability of servicemen to identify "friend or foe" in an instant was crucial to combat survival and the subject of recognition was taught in just about every World War II service school. Trained spotters were important to the war effort and