Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1943 Receiver Top Cover They fought in the Battle

They fought in the Battle of Normandy as part of the British Second Army in its attempts to capture the city of Caen

They would also wear

This is a Classic Officer's private purchase

The top of the recorder is marked:

like the Zulus to whom they are closely related

Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1943 Receiver Top Cover They fought in the BattleOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic hand WWII AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light. The float light was a smoke producing flare designed to be dropped by an aircraft over open water for drift sighting during the day or night. This type would have been used from the late 1930s through World War II. The round is stamped on the wood: SIGNAL, DRIFT, NIGHT AN MARK 4 LOT NO. 158 9 43 TRIUMPH EXPLOSIVES INC BILL Lights were constructed