Original WWII U.S. Signal Corps Named Army Officer's 8X30 Binoculars by Bausch & Lomb with Compass Case Price_$-050 - $200 The curious status of the

The curious status of the 12th AF in February 1943 is illustrated by the quotation below taken from Craven and Cate

Starting life probably in the late 1930s as an Air Cooled MG 15 Luftwaffe Machinegun used in Junker Bombers etc these were transferred to ground use for the Eastern Front some time after 1942

The 460th Field Artillery (less Battery C) in Serial 8 with the 437th Group from Montalto fared better than the 3rd Battalion but not as well as the 2nd

Italian made painted leather embossed 15th Air Force insignia patch which reads OKLAHOMA BOMB GROUP

Size is approximately US 6 3/4 (54 cm)

Original WWII U.S. Signal Corps Named Army Officer's 8X30 Binoculars by Bausch & Lomb with Compass Case Price_$-050 - $200 The curious status of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition pair of WWII U. S. Army Signal Corps Named Officer's 8X30 Binoculars made by Bausch & Lomb Optical Co, complete with original Brown Leather case, which is equipped with a compass on the lid. These are marked on the right side rear plate by the eyepiece with the maker information: BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO U. S. A. ROCHESTER, NY They are also marked on the left side with the