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And some more pics...

Hi all, This a-2 popped up in a facebook group, and somehow I decided I needed it in the first two minutes it came online According to seller, it came from an old collection. The 90 year old he bought it from had it since the 1950's (story...) The condition is rather awesome. Please let me...

I do not intend to wear this B-3.

Thanks Ken. Any way I could get contact information on John Boy?

And the panels are large enough! But it would be a waste for the pants....

Maybe you could recommend someone? You are right in finding the best craftsman for this job.

I bought this B-3 a couple of years ago from a gentleman in Tennessee. I think it is absolutely beautiful, but too bad about the drycracks in the back panels. I have found a guy here in The Netherlands who can replace pieces of a B-3 in a very decent manner, so I began to try to find material. I...

Here it is...

I will post it tomorrow..W535-AC-27753 30-1415 no name..

Hi Grant, it's a 42

He got married in 1981..younger wife..He married his sister in laws sister... Complicated. His brother was also an USAAF pilot

Thanks Ken, will do!

Thanks for your careful studying Ken! I took some of the white stitching that hung loose...it immediately broke, so is probably old. I have written a nice letter to the original owners widow. She is in her seventies now, and hope she remembers selling it or anything. I thought contacting her via...

Thanks for the welcome! I bought it from a collector through ebay. He sold three comparable jackets same time.

And a link to more info on Lt. Bubb... https://www.tonawandacsd.org/Page/3021