Original Canadian WWII RCAF Eagle Squadron KIA Pilot Officer Newman B. Burt Historical Archive Russian Army On the way out

On the way out

The cover is also marked Hensoldt Wetzlar with a German inspection WaffenAmt and 1939 date

This was a sword that saw long service and use

It has another stencil indicating the weight specification

along with a Prussian Belt Buckle

Original Canadian WWII RCAF Eagle Squadron KIA Pilot Officer Newman B. Burt Historical Archive Russian Army On the way outOriginal Items: One of a kind. The Eagle Squadrons were three fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF) formed with volunteer pilots from the United States during the early days of World War II (circa 1940), prior to America's entry into the war in December 1941. With the United States still neutral, many Americans simply crossed the border and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to learn to fly and fight. Many early recruits had