Nice period photos of A-2's

[herk115]

And the guy squatting on the right. The jacket looks way too big for him, even the collar looks too big. Maybe they should have traded.

 

[Brettafett]

Indeed. Those fits are pretty common though. I was going through some pics earlier and almost all appeared to be on the larger side of perfect.

 

[Smithy]

That civvie jacket has been discussed here before Brett and someone if the old noggin is still working properly, even made an educated stab at what it was.

Have a search on here and it should pop up.

 

[Brettafett]

I haven't gone through my folder of pics for ages, can't recall whats been uploaded lol

 

[Edward]

USAAF AIR BASE NEAR BENGAZI AFTER RETURN PLOESTI RAID. 376TH

 

[Edward]

really like this photo. something about wearing an A-2 with a Type B-2 cap that just looks right.

 

[Edward]

 

[Edward]

I have heard of the metal fuse tags being used as zipper pulls but this is probably the first photographic evidence I have seen of one actually being used.

 

[Edward]

I think someone slipped in a pinup pic in the slide presentation.
D-Day June 6th 1944 369th Bomb Squadron Briefing

 

[ausreenactor]

No words needed.....

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I think I am pretty close....

Will take some more pics in natural light today.

 

[B-Man2]

Nice collection Couchy!

 

[ausreenactor]

These are the three A-2s I have here in Brisbane.

 

[Brettafett]

Love Brisbane btw, have family retired there.
Flew a genuine WW2 Pacific L-4 Cub, maybe 30mins drive north from Brisbane, can't recall the name of the airfield...
Still had a few patched bullet holes... Flew down the coast with the side door open... Highly recommended
Finals

 

[Brettafett]

353FGpilots

 

[Griffon_301]

25th Bomb/Recon crew in front of their Mossie after a rather rough sortie...
Same pic can be found in the Schiffer book about this unit, a great source of jacket porn and a damn great read about a not so well known unit...

 

[Flightengineer]

25th Bomb/Recon crew in front of their Mossie after a rather rough sortie...
Same pic can be found in the Schiffer book about this unit, a great source of jacket porn and a damn great read about a not so well known unit...

Lucky guys judging by a hole in the engine

 

[Brettafett]

Better a hole in an engine than one of those nice flight jackets... As long as you get home ok, that is.

 

[Edward]

interesting one here. waiting... ?

 

[ausreenactor]

interesting one here. waiting... ?
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Nice 'gilt' name tag there... on the LT on the left.

 

[Edward]

just a couple of cool photos I like

Roy J Nowell Jr

Left to right: 2nd Lt. James G. Manion, navigator; 1st Lt. Samuel L. Peak, pilot; 2nd Lt. Samuel A. Whitehead, pilot. Whitehead’s plane was “Patsy Ann”.