Original U.S. WWII Captured Japanese Aircraft Aluminum Fragment with Soldier’s Inscription & Partial Meatball Insignia on Reverse Japanese Military Maps It was last assigned to

It was last assigned to the post-World War II-era 47th Bombardment Wing

It could also be used to fly the aircraft through gentle maneuvers such as banks

The design is relatively simple

The set is named to one Friedrich Russmeier

Original U.S. WWII Captured Japanese Aircraft Aluminum Fragment with Soldier’s Inscription & Partial Meatball Insignia on Reverse Japanese Military Maps It was last assigned toOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a really fantastic display piece, a captured fragment of aircraft skin off of a Japanese fighter plane shot down in the Philippines, namely around Leyte. The soldier who captured this piece used it to write a letter home, and from his mention of fighting at Okinawa, he may have been a Marine. The piece of aluminum measures roughly 4 x 7 and depicts part of the edge of the Meatball insignia painted on the side of