Original U.S. WWI Army Air Service Pilot Named Grouping Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Wilson hence the conclusion that

Wilson hence the conclusion that this was his personal collection

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2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun was a heavy machine gun designed and manufactured by Hotchkiss et Cie from the late 1920s until World War II when it saw service with various nation's forces

In WWII the Japanese mounted of the gun on a number of Type 92 Heavy Armoured Cars which had initially only been armed with only a pair of 6

Original U.S. WWI Army Air Service Pilot Named Grouping Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Wilson hence the conclusion thatOriginal Items: One of a kind grouping. This grouping was the belongings of WWI pilot JAMES L HALES, serial number 2438621. Hales enlisted on December 14th, 1917 and was from Philadelphia, PA. This wonderful grouping consist of the following: Leather flight helmet with bulls eye top. Pilots flying Log Book with entries from 1918 1931. 2 x Scrapbooks with hundreds of news clippings, letters, photos, drawings (and more) of American and European wartime