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Whew, and I am glad the auction ended. I sold it to a very nice Italian American pilot from Pennsylvania who will wear it with pride on special occassions. He bought it for 2500. The bidding never reached my reserve price of $3,000. We looked up Missions flown and as the the bombs were painted...
Yes, I am not chomping at the bit to sell to the first person (and hopefully not to a Japanese---maybe they would want to shred and burn it !) But if the price is right, I'll have to let it go and after my 9 days on Ebay runs out and only if I get a good price.
I surely came into this knowing...
This one stayed in the family for 50 years and nobody spoke about the guy......don't even know when he died. But those 2 red bombs could mean he flew in those 2 missions on June 6th , #100, #102 ................D-Day . I guess with a story it would have brought more on the auction block, but a...
Yes, I see the bombs painted in a sideways direction , rather than up and down. Do you think my cousins jacket was unpainted in that photo ? It is the same jacket-in fact how many were they given?Thanks , this is very interesting.
Wow.................I am so grateful to all the responses here. You have given me so much info --even a photo of a relative I barely knew.
I'm still foggy about how to post the URL ?? here. Do so if you want.
I'm very interested in knowing more about him.........and can I just copy this photo...
HI ,I'M NEW TO THIS BOARD. I HAVE JUST POSTED ON EBAY AN A-2. IT BELONGED TO A DISTANT RELATIVE. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE ART WORK ON THIS JACKET MEANS ? ALSO IF SOMEONE IS INTERESTED OR YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO IS LOOKING FOR AN A2 IN VERY GOOD CONDITION , IT'S FOR SALE ON EBAY.
I'D POST PICS...
