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Matt Gunsch
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My dad was based in France and Germany before the end of the war, he was with Troop Transport and was a crew chief on a C-47.

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great pics. I'm still trying to figure out why the aircrews flipped the bills of their hats up.

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banndit wrote:
great pics. I'm still trying to figure out why the aircrews flipped the bills of their hats up.

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Because they were so fast chasing the women, the air blew the bills up
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Speaking of WW2 AAF Hats (Covers)...
Here's a place that sells awesome Repro WW2 AAF A-3 Caps.

Expensive Yes, but You get what You pay for & they're excellent.

http://historypreservation.com/hpassoci ... ing7_2.php

The rest of thier classic AAF products are outstanding too:

http://historypreservation.com/hpassoci ... ding_2.php

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http://historypreservation.com/hpassociates/index2.php

I wear one of "At The Front's" WW2 Army M1943 HBT Field Caps every day:

http://www.atthefront.com/

It's all wash-faded & looks original.
Original's are almost impossible to find in a wearable size...

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200 bucks for a repro crusher!!! :shock:

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banndit wrote:
great pics. I'm still trying to figure out why the aircrews flipped the bills of their hats up.

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Maybe because they would get in the way when poking around fixing things? Not sure.
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maybe it was the style back then...... looks alot better then the way most kids where them now all sideways ....

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Nice images for sure and it look like nice atmosphere was there :P

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banndit wrote:
great pics. I'm still trying to figure out why the aircrews flipped the bills of their hats up.

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I think its so the Prop wash will have a harder time taking their hats off.

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banndit wrote:
great pics. I'm still trying to figure out why the aircrews flipped the bills of their hats up.

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They did it to keep the cap on their head. if you ever wore one you would realize it imediately.
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