Lignemaginot
New Member
I guess this technically comes under "cloth"....
I picked this up on ebay the other day - not normally a collector of post WWII militaria, but there was just something about this jacket that I liked.
First, it's a nearly mint condition mid-50s Wilson Varsity Jacket - the colors are still vibrant, no mothing, no pilling. Second, it's a wearable size (at least, for me) - a 44. And finally, the patches are outstanding: 85th Fighter INterceptor Squadron, and what is (I guess) a chenille basketball patch for the base team in 1955.
I pulled the B&W photos off of the following web site:
http://www.85fis.doncondra.org/Personnel%20pictures.htm
I picked this up on ebay the other day - not normally a collector of post WWII militaria, but there was just something about this jacket that I liked.
First, it's a nearly mint condition mid-50s Wilson Varsity Jacket - the colors are still vibrant, no mothing, no pilling. Second, it's a wearable size (at least, for me) - a 44. And finally, the patches are outstanding: 85th Fighter INterceptor Squadron, and what is (I guess) a chenille basketball patch for the base team in 1955.
I pulled the B&W photos off of the following web site:
http://www.85fis.doncondra.org/Personnel%20pictures.htm