question about flying tigers patches!!

[Spitfireace]

ya Chandler. Too many "tiger" patches. etc.

 

[Spitfireace]

Took me a long time to sew that one.

 

[Chandler]

Here's one for everyone to ponder -- bought this "bandanna" off eBay some 20 years ago. I believe it was something given out at a reunion, but I don't really know.

What you can see on the lower left is 50% COTTON 50% POLY MADE IN USA RN16463©.

 

[Spitfireace]

What's that in the lower left corner? copyright?

 

[Spitfireace]

nice pinup cloth. There you go.

 

[Chandler]

What's that in the lower left corner? copyright?

Skimming my post, are ye?

 

[Chandler]

nice pinup cloth. There you go.

Your answer is very vague, please extrapolate.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

slight O/T. My neighbors dad served in the Chinese Nationalist AF, and apparently he had an M-422. I guess some of those guys wore em.

Trained in America

 

[JonnyCrow]

Some were sold by the IMA antique dealer, quite a reputable one. Agree that without having hard evidence it is not possible to authenticate historical items. Feel free Chandler to pinpoint fakes, we can all learn from it.

International military antiques? Pffft if so I believe Craig Cockleib is involved with that, I wouldnt belolieve anything that comes out of his mouth and company he's a scammer notoriously so on military forums and a Eastern front grave robber!

 

[Erwin]

Craig Cockleib is involved with that

Hey JonnyCrow, I'm not sure [but personally doubt that Gotlieb is involved with IMA]. IMA has a different owner.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Those jackets were donated by Kunming residents to the flying tiger museum.

 

[PeterShiao]

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Those jackets were donated by Kunming residents to the flying tiger museum.

is that a G2 jacket ?

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

is that a G2 jacket ?

A civilian jacket perhaps, somewhere at the forum ,there is a pic, same type of jacket wearing by B17 pilot.

 

[Cocker]

Those jackets were donated by Kunming residents to the flying tiger museum.

The right one is clearly an Avirex:

I highly suspect the left one to be a post war bad repro also.

 

[Chandler]

is that a G2 jacket ?

They're modern repros -- the way the epaulettes roll forward on the first one, plus its hand-warmer pocket design, and the map lining in the second are telling.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Thank you, Cocker and Chandler, consider the nature of that expedition, I would not surprise they lend some fake items.

 

[Cocker]

Any idea which year Avirex build this jacket?

Think it was a late 80s jacket.

As Chander said, both are clearly repros, and not good ones at that...

 

[Chandler]

... consider the nature of that expedition...

Not sure what this means, can you explain?

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Sorry, Chandler it’s auto spell check, I mean exhibiting.
The museum is an official organization, they have obligation to lend out items to other organization. As result , they keep those modern fake items , in order to fulfill other’s requirements, and they can keep their good stuffs intact.

 

[Cocker]

Sorry, Chandler it’s auto spell check, I mean exhibiting.
The museum is an official organization, they have obligation to lend out items to other organization. As result , they keep those modern fake items , in order to fulfill other’s requirements, and they can keep their good stuffs intact.

Is this seriously something "normal" in China? The whole thing is ridiculous, from the whole concept of having to lend part of your collection to other organizations to then including modern/fake/repro items in your collection so you can screw up said other organizations...