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I was asked by Michael Handford, owner of Aviator Military Headwear, to post this. He has a pink crusher up on ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324797424037?hash=item4b9f6f61a5:g:gNwAAOSw9rthSZw2
Actually, it didn't allow me to do that originally nor does it allow me to do it now. Maybe the images are too big. Your loss if you don't have the oomph to view them...
Here is a visual reproduction comparison, for those who may be interested. The hat on the left is a Society Brand Hat Company I purchased about 6 years ago. I believe this was a stock hat. It isn't a Flighter however, I don't recall all of the particulars of it. It is OD wool with OD braid...
I received my cap yesterday from Aviator Military Headwear. It's made of Barathea pink Drab Shade 54 wool with khaki braiding. The bill is a very pliable and foldable leather. The cap badge is an original Gemco large eagle. It's very well made. I don't know how close to an original it is...
So I went ahead and contacted Michael Handford of Aviator Caps and pulled the trigger on an order. I was originally told it would be 6-8 weeks, however, Michael emailed me yesterday my cap was ready to ship after only a week. With the exchange rate, it ended up costing about $227 USD plus...