soc.history.war.world-war-ii

"Bill Shatzer" wrote in message
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> Well, various types of so-called flak jackets were rather common among
> USAAF (and, to a lesser extent, RAF) bomber crews.

I have read accounts of RAF bomb aimers taking a helmet
to sit on, or lay on to protect their water works..
Another account was of a bomb aimer taking bundles of "Window"
to lay on while he is operating the bomb sight.