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Original B-10 jacket ?

bombs away

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Hello,

This B-10 jacket was sold a few weeks ago on ebay (I'm not the buyer).
http://www.cafr.ebay.ca/itm/WWII-USAAF-B-10-flight-jacket-Spec-3157-size-36-/252378638929

Looks original but I've never seen such label.
Does anyone know any original jacket with such label ?
27238170326_a14dc186b0_b_d.jpg

Here is another label from a B-10 in my collection, same contract.
27270605775_66ae493949_c_d.jpg


Cheers,
Tim
 

Roughwear

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Yes it is an original issued B-10. H.Bernstein made a range of flight jackets for the USAAF. The 44-10096 contract dates to the 1944 fiscal year. They used two different labels as did Sovereign for their early contract. These two contractors were the first to be awarded contracts for B-10s and may have initially produced their own labels before the Materiel Division had supplied standard ones.
 

TankBuster

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Interesting! First I've seen of one of these. There must not have been many that left with those style labels. Cool to see.
 

Carl

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Im sure you can now find all the amounts and dates are available for all the B10/A9 contracts .
 

Carl

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Yes it is an original issued B-10. H.Bernstein made a range of flight jackets for the USAAF. The 44-10096 contract dates to the 1944 fiscal year. They used two different labels as did Sovereign for their early contract. These two contractors were the first to be awarded contracts for B-10s and may have initially produced their own labels before the Materiel Division had supplied standard ones.
Amazing what info can be copied from the FULL GEAR book :rolleyes:
 

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