<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">flak jackets</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31399940</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:47:29</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">flak jacket</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">flak vest</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">flak vests</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">fragmentation vests</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">jackets, flak</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">vest, flak</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">vests, flak</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">vests, fragmentation</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></dc:description></metadata>