Hmmmm......Pretty crisp looking name tags. What do you think?
http://cgi.ebay.com/WWII-AAF-PILOT-...ms=39:1|66:2|65:10&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318
http://cgi.ebay.com/WWII-AAF-PILOT-...ms=39:1|66:2|65:10&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318
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"Authentic" WWII Pilot Grouping
- Thread starter Jaydee
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TankBuster
Active Member
Hard to say from the far away pics, but the one on the
B-3 and A-2 look fine to me. The flight suit appears to be
barely worn, so a minty name strip may make sense. It
possibly could have been added to it after the war. But, the
namestrip appears to be correct WWII issue.
B-3 and A-2 look fine to me. The flight suit appears to be
barely worn, so a minty name strip may make sense. It
possibly could have been added to it after the war. But, the
namestrip appears to be correct WWII issue.
bombs away
Member
Hi,
I just did a little research, the original owner of the jacket, Mr Longstreth, was a flight instructor at Eagle Pass Air Base during the war. He has never seen combat or never been overseas, that may explain why his jackets look in a so good condition today.
http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_new/PAW03-04/02-1008/memorials.html
Tim.
I just did a little research, the original owner of the jacket, Mr Longstreth, was a flight instructor at Eagle Pass Air Base during the war. He has never seen combat or never been overseas, that may explain why his jackets look in a so good condition today.
http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_new/PAW03-04/02-1008/memorials.html
Tim.
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Anonymous
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Actually Longstreath had an interesting service history and more interesting life. Born a genuine Hoosier he joined the AAF in 1939 and served four years as an instructor, achieving rank of Major, then did a combat tour in Europe. After the war he became quite a famous New York critic and author and agent/acquaintance of Caryl Chessman. See Mar 21 1960 issue of TIME magazine.
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Anonymous
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Always looked like a sweet grouping to me. I'm as surprised as you that my offer was accepted.
