My Dad's WWII pics

Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:00 pm

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.

Last edited by Matt Gunsch on Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:27 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:04 pm

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

B

Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:10 pm

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

B

Because they were so fast chasing the women, the air blew the bills up

Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:45 pm

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.

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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...

Digger

Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:09 am

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

Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:34 pm

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

B

Maybe because they would get in the way when poking around fixing things? Not sure.

Website · Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:53 pm

maybe it was the style back then...... looks alot better then the way most kids where them now all sideways ....

Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:25 am

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

Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:29 am

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

B

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

Phil

Last edited by phil65 on Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:37 am

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

B

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