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WW2 USAAF flying gear neat stuff

Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:55 am

http://www.303rdbg.com/uniforms-gear2.html

Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:07 pm

Neat, thanks for posting. I learned quite a bit from that.

Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:14 pm

Thats my friend Ed's stuff from No. Cal.. He has an entire B-17 crew set-up.
Several years ago a bunch of us got suited up at Livermore, CA. when the Collings Foundation B-17 & B-24 were in town. Took a bunch of pics and went flyin in the period gear. What a blast!

Sorry for the lousy pics, they're quick digital pics of paper pics.

Regards,
Mike

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Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:56 pm

mike furline wrote:Thats my friend Ed's stuff from No. Cal.. He has an entire B-17 crew set-up. Several years ago a bunch of us got suited up at Livermore, CA. when the Collings Foundation B-17 & B-24 were in town. Took a bunch of pics and went flyin in the period gear. What a blast! Sorry for the lousy pics, they're quick digital pics of paper pics. Regards,
Mike


Super cool pics Mike. With a little Photoshop in it, adding a few scratches here and there, erasing one thing or another and you would be transported to Europe, 1944…
Cheers,
SC.

Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:50 pm

Sorry, I couldn't resist...

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Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:24 pm

wait a second im confused are you guys wearing original flight gear?

Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:41 am

bax101 wrote:wait a second im confused are you guys wearing original flight gear?


Yes we are.

Regards,
Mike

Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:07 pm

Cool pics Mike! That rules that you went flying in the gear.

Here's a shot we took at TOM.

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Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:24 pm

wow that is impressive. i would be to afraid to ruin the uniforms if i wore them.
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