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Makes me want to show up at Thorpe-Abbotts with a metal detector in tow and take a stroll. ;)
Apr 4, 2024
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Flak... this is what airmen feared!
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This piece was recovered from the center of the three B-17s in the middle of this photo. It's at the bottom of the North Sea today, so...
Apr 4, 2024
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Looks kind of innocuous just sitting there in the palm of your hand but traveling at about 2300 ft per sec after the initial detonation...
Apr 4, 2024
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nick-knacks hanging off your zipper
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That type has the same on both sides. There are also paper tags, but clearly they would never have been used as zipper pulls.
Apr 4, 2024
MauldinFan
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Flak... this is what airmen feared!
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Hollywood would leave you to think that flak was always the size of a pie plate. This is real Flak, recovered from a 91st BG B17 in...
Apr 4, 2024
MauldinFan
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nick-knacks hanging off your zipper
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That's how I got it from the vet. It was probably attached to the lead or trail end of the fuse. He told me he'd asked the Bombardier to...
Apr 3, 2024
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nick-knacks hanging off your zipper
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Here's another original to compare it to: YES, the original is marked, "Ludwigshafen", from where the 500-pounder it was attached to...
Apr 3, 2024
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nick-knacks hanging off your zipper
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I recently ordered a repro brass bomb pin tag. Here's how it compares with originals: The originals are the top two, printed on what...
Apr 3, 2024
MauldinFan
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The M-1943 US Army Field Jacket
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Sweet M43. When I got into this stuff seriously in the late 80s, you could still find them with cutter tags for smaller sizes. It wasn't...
Apr 3, 2024
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A2 photo shoot
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I decided to do a little “display”. Here is my headwind mfg a2 bronco. No the patch isn’t sewn on nor the wings pinned. Only added it...
Apr 2, 2024
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Watches to wear with your flight jackets...
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I have a decent repro, but it and an original are too narrow for this watch. A friend who knows watches VERY well told me you can't...
Mar 29, 2024
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Looks great!
Mar 29, 2024
MauldinFan
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Watches to wear with your flight jackets...
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Just got my A11 clone watch from Epic militaria.
Mar 29, 2024
MauldinFan
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Bronson A3 cap
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I posted this on Facebook and several people said they're made with dyes that fade terribly in UV light. I haven't taken it outside yet...
Mar 28, 2024
MauldinFan
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Bronson A3 cap
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Bronson had a sale recently on their AAF A3 mechanics caps, including my (massive) size. I have an original and another repro, but I...
Mar 27, 2024
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