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Army issue Top Hat :D

Edward

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Anyone know where I can locate an Army spec Top Hat? :p
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Major Sherman R. Beaty, a pilot of the 386th Bomb Group with his B-26 Marauder "Son of Satan". his pilots have their ships "Hell's Angels", "Hell's Fury", "Hell's Belle", "Hell's-a-Poppin", "Nemo" and others. Their motto is "Give the Axis hell and get home".
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Personnel of the 386th Bomb Group play cards inside a Nissen Hut 1943. "RED DEVIL FLYERS have a friendly game going on in the "Sack Shack."
(left to right) are Major Sherman R Beaty, Hoquiam, Washington, 2nd Lt John A Nydegger, Beige, Idaho; 1st Lt Floyd A [illegible], Limon Colorado, 1st Lt Joseph H Ross, Jackson, Tenn. Capt Robert E Sands, Hayside, New York (while playing he wears a top-hat for luck) 1st Lt Edward J Laube, Chicago, Ill, 1st lt Robert G Pyle, Kaufman, Texas, 1st Lt Robert L Perkins, Houston, Texas, 2nd Lt James W Andrews, Princeton, Ind, As in the case of Andrews, men are often seen with their trousers-rolled to keep them out of the greasy bicycle sprockets.
 
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