WWII FOOD CARRIER AIR FORCE US ARMY WW2 B 17 B 24 AAF USAAC OLD W.W. 2 B25 B29

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WWII FOOD CARRIER AIR FORCE US ARMY WW2 B 17 B 24 AAF USAAC OLD W.W. 2 B25 B29:
$95.00

Antique original

United States Army issue

WWII USAAF USAAC WW2

\"Meal carrier \"

Food container tray , used on the heavy bombers like the B 17 , B 24 , B29 and the DC3 / C 47 transport planes

Marked on a brass disk

\" CONTAINER , FOOD ,AIRCRAFT

TYPE A-1 spec no. 40361

ORD 42 2354 p

Made by PHILLIPS PUMP & TANK CO.

Prop. of AIR FORCE U.S. ARMY \"

Made of sheet metal

The tray is about 12\" x 6\"

It has a tall metal handle

The pre made air crew meals were packed / stacked into the tray

It looks like a cord would slip through loops in the handle to secure the individual boxed meal packs in the base , in order to keep them from flying around the cabin

These carry trays are very scarce

Most were scraped along with the big bombers when the war ended

The zinc plated metal has some light signs of rust ,.. easy to clean off if desired

A great historic item , seldom seen ,

Don\'t pass it up !