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Thomas Koehle
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Thomas Koehle
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Shanghai-Mayne
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Thomas Koehle
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B-Man2
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Look at the difference between the way Gable wears his A2 all rolled and tucked under at the waist compared to the other guy. Gable had his uniforms tailored and you can see the difference in the look of his uniform pants vs the other guys .
Another thing .. it looks like the guy talking to Gable is wearing a SAT A2. Check out the button hole pockets .
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Enigma1938
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Calimero
Lorenzo_l
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The B-17 in the background, an early C or D variant, points to the picture being taken early in the war, and consistent with the SAT A-2.
Pa12
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Looks like a fun bridge to fly under
Pa12
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We’re all aircrew issued an A-2 , even non officers?
B-Man2
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Pretty much all … some ground crew had them as well .
flyincowboy
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Just my 2 cents Clark Gable got an issued A2 from SPIEWACK/SONS SIZE 42 .
Thomas Koehle
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Burt you really have an eye for details …
Yeah the pants alone say “Taylor made” but also his shoes look kinda special …
Thomas Koehle
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Awesome!
B-Man2
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Sadly the entire shoulder of Gable’s jacket has the dreaded “Red Rot” that Spiewaks are famous for .
Kennyz
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@flyincowboy - That's very interesting! Where did you find information about this?
He looks awesome in his A2!Ken
flyincowboy
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I was curious about the passage of clark gable in the airforce I did research on the net we find all possible information .@flyincowboy - That's very interesting! Where did you find information about this?
Ken
B-Man2
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Notice the way Gable would tuck his knits up under the bottom of his jacket to give it a more uniformly even and short appearance .
Micawber
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From the RAF website and FB page:
The RAF Typhoon Display Team have revealed the newly painted display aircraft for the 2024 display season at Royal Air Force Coningsby.
The aircraft paint scheme includes features that commemorate D-Day, with 2024 being the 80th Anniversary of the Allies invading Europe.
The aircraft is painted in a 1944 era ‘Day Fighter’ scheme. The scheme remembers a Hawker Typhoon of 257 Squadron, FM-G. On D-Day, this aircraft was flown by Pilot Officer Denzel Jenkins, who became Officer Commanding 257 Squadron and was later decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Full story https://ow.ly/U2Fv50Rljsk
The RAF Typhoon Display Team have revealed the newly painted display aircraft for the 2024 display season at Royal Air Force Coningsby.
The aircraft paint scheme includes features that commemorate D-Day, with 2024 being the 80th Anniversary of the Allies invading Europe.
The aircraft is painted in a 1944 era ‘Day Fighter’ scheme. The scheme remembers a Hawker Typhoon of 257 Squadron, FM-G. On D-Day, this aircraft was flown by Pilot Officer Denzel Jenkins, who became Officer Commanding 257 Squadron and was later decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Full story https://ow.ly/U2Fv50Rljsk
