82nd Airborne Grasshoppers & Flight Jackets

[Brettafett]

I have a love affair with Piper Cubs, who doesn't... I have read a bit about their (and other very light aircraft) role in WW2... Never knew they were a part of the 82nd Airborne.
Found this interesting.
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/d...of-the-82nd-the-flying-eyes-of-the-artillery/

Lieutenant Albert M. Boulanger, a pilot for 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, fills in his logbook after a mission. Nice B-10...
How cool is this patch.

 

[Flightengineer]

...and only 5 instruments in this dragonfly...they was brave guyes

 

[Brettafett]

Indeed!

 

[Bombing IP]

I brought up a year ago about a member who makes great patches he makes the above patches see below . He lives in Serbia .
https://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/new-member-who-makes-great-patches.19749/#post-181267

BIP

 

[Pilot]

I brought up a year ago about a member who makes great patches he makes the above patches see below . He lives in Serbia .
https://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/new-member-who-makes-great-patches.19749/#post-181267

BIP

Can highly recommend, got several and I can confirm they extremely well made.

 

[Pilot]

...and only 5 instruments in this dragonfly...they was brave guyes

Very brave... flying low and slow...an easy prey for whatever can shoot... from 98K to MP44 plus Flak plus Me 109 etc...

 

[dmar836]

We had a member here named Ray who flew such aerial observation in Korea and had that patch on his A-2 jacket. He said he flew mostly the T-6 by then. Not sure when he last checked in.
I have a little Cub time but haven’t soloed one yet as you do so from the back seat. I didn’t like that because with a passenger you can’t see the gauges. Then I realized you really don’t need them anyway!
Dave

 

[YoungMedic]

We had a member here named Ray who flew such aerial observation in Korea and had that patch on his A-2 jacket. He said he flew mostly the T-6 by then. Not sure when he last checked in.
I have a little Cub time but haven’t soloed one yet as you do so from the back seat. I didn’t like that because with a passenger you can’t see the gauges. Then I realized you really don’t need them anyway!
Dave

True that! just look outside