flak jackets

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Scope note
Protective garments consisting of overlapping plates of steel, aluminum, or bonded fiberglass attached within a nylon jacket. They were developed during the Second World War to protect aircraft crews against fragments from antiaircraft shells, and are now also widely used by ground combat personnel.
flak jackets
Accepted term: 06-May-2024