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| Author: | JohnB [ Tue May 17, 2022 11:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Patch question...USAF Flight jackets '50s-60s. |
Hi I'm restoring a 1955 M38A1 Jeep in my dad's unit markings of the period (62TCW, 8TCS). I thought I would wear an MA-1 flight jacket while driving it. I'm not a reenactor, just some fun and I guess a way to honor and remember him and his colleagues from long ago. We are talking C-124s here... What I know... The AAF Emblem round star & circle emblem on the left shoulder (not a patch, printed on material). What I don't know, the locations of: Squadron patch (my guess right front) Wing emblem patch MATS or MAJCOM patch (my guess right shoulder). Also...in the end I ended up buying a modern CWU-36P flying jacket. Yes, it is not period correct since it came out in the '70s, but I could not find an affordable quality NOMEX MA-1. The best American made ones are $270+ but are not Nomex. I want a Nomex jacket since I occasionally fly in various warbirds. I found a very nice, just lightly worn, surplus 36P for $80...A good deal. BTW... One online retailer sells new AF spec 36P Nomex jackets for $850...but I contacted the manufacturer (Allied Apparel) and they will sell you a AF spec Nomex jacket for $410. It pays to shop around. It's a nice jacket and web though it is designated as a Summer piece, it kept me warm at last weekend's base open house in the unseasonably cool weather and high winds. Besides, it looks correct with a flight suit. My Eddie Bauer stuff, not so much. |
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