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Recent content by MauldinFan

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    Bronson A3 cap

    Bronson had a sale recently on their AAF A3 mechanics caps, including my (massive) size. I have an original and another repro, but I couldn't resist. It looks great.
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    nick-knacks hanging off your zipper

    I live in that state. Are those from WW2 or earlier? If so, I'd be very interested.
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    Stamps

    I sewed a replica of his squadron patch onto it, and I'm thinking of getting a replica of his dog tag (I have his originals) made for a zipper pull... Here's his Zippo. He was an electrical mechanic on F86Ds And here's Dad as he graduated jet electrical school. He's the really tall man, 4th...
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    T-SHIRT TO WEAR UNDER AN M-422A or A-2

    Turns out, the design was very poorly applied, and it started peeling off within a few washes. However, I bought this at the gift shop at the USS Midway in San Diego a few years ago, would be perfect with a WW2 jacket!
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    FiveStar Leather Reproduction J.A. DUBOW MFG CO. A2

    Bottom line is, if it doesn't feel right, then you wasted the money. That said, others here have correctly posted that A2s weren't made to fit like modern flight jackets.
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    Vera Voulik Leather Artworks

    Smart move. A friend of mine was wearing an A2 made up with swastika kill markings in public and a more than one person lost their mind, and someone called a cop for a "hate crime". Thankfully the officer understood what it was.
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    Get to the chopper !

    If that was 'Nam, the only thing they'd been scared of was being left on the ground. I've helocasted into a lake once and have three less proper landings than I should (once, using a parachute; long story there) in helicopters, but I never extracted like that in one. Nor would I have wanted that...
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    Help with US Army sleeping bag choice.

    Oh, I thought we meant the same. ECW referred to the goretex uniforms and I thought you meant the sleeping bag system that came with it, sorry.
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    Help with US Army sleeping bag choice.

    I agree. That bag had three parts, the inner, thicker outer, and the Goretex shell. I slept in those in many conditions and I never felt cold in any weather with one. The inner made for a very comfortable place to lay down. That was the ONLY thing I was issued that I wish I could have kept.
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    Welcome To “The Bargain Basement”

    I think loose and longer in the torso became a "thing" well after WW2.
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    Brand new personalized 'AN' stamp

    https://www.signsofwar.com/ourshop/prod_7917890-AN-Inspection-Rubber-Stamp.html Hmmm. They used my "337" stamp on their website.
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    Caps/Hats/headgear to wear with your flight jackets...

    My wife and I went to the Disney parks in Anaheim last week and we also braved the cross-LA traffic to Universal Studios. There, I bought this, the only cap I found at ANY park that actually adjusted comfortably to my large head (most hats that fit me are usually around 7 3/4 US size, or 63CM)...
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    Tourist pamphlets from WW2

    It's not flight gear but these are all from an 8th AF vet who apparently was actually interested in the cultural aspects of England and later Paris.
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    Stamps

    I finally broke out some rubber stamps today with a new stamp pad. First, my Aero A2. The "AN" stamps I had made for me as the number is "337", my first name upside down. The AAF meatball is reproduction but the laundry stamp was my Dad's USAF one from the 50s. I thought it looked good enough...
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    Another Show Of Shows Purchase BUT… What The Hell was I thinking ???

    Long story, but I used one of those aircrew chutes and landing was not a pleasant experience as they have smaller canopies as the troop chute. More like nylon.
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