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Hello,
Here is one of my last groupings.
This one belonged to 2nd Lt Carl V. Wilson, co-pilot in Lt Fred E. Call's crew, 303rd BG, 359th BS, 8th AF.
Here the crew :
Wilson is second from left, standing.
The crew arrived in England in january 1945 and made his tour from february 3rd to april 25th 1945.
At this time Wilson has flewn Wilson 32 missions, including one as tail gunner :shock: with another crew.
Between these crewmen, the navigator has been made POW and the bombardier has been KIA during a mission when they were with another crew as replacement.
Even if the Luftwaffe was less seen in 1945, the Flak was very accurate over Germany.
Details of the grouping:
A-2 jacket (contrat no name 1756) and AN-6550 flight suit. Both are in excellent condition and have the original nameplates.
I believe the cuffs and waistband are originals as the jacket has been barely used.
While taking the pictures I've realised the USAAF insignia has been overpainted to make it a triangle. I have no idea why, may be because the tail code of the 303rd BG was a Triangle "C"
The cap is not a real crusher but a regular one without its stiffener. It's the one worn by Lt Wilson on the crew picture.
Here is the second part of the grouping (other stuff than flight jacket, sorry :roll: ):
Officer's jacket
Officer's jacket shortened to look like an Ike jacket 8th AF stubby wings
pink pants
4 side caps
5 officer's shirts
Dog tags
Many documents regarding Lt Wilson's army flight schools
Map of the famous East Anglia area
Log book
Type A-11 watch
And many many documents...
Just a close up of the cut down jacket, because I find it really great :
English buttons and a fantastic work down by a british taylor. Note the blue belt re-created inside the jacket. I've never seen it before.
Cheers,
Tim
Here is one of my last groupings.
This one belonged to 2nd Lt Carl V. Wilson, co-pilot in Lt Fred E. Call's crew, 303rd BG, 359th BS, 8th AF.
Here the crew :
Wilson is second from left, standing.
The crew arrived in England in january 1945 and made his tour from february 3rd to april 25th 1945.
At this time Wilson has flewn Wilson 32 missions, including one as tail gunner :shock: with another crew.
Between these crewmen, the navigator has been made POW and the bombardier has been KIA during a mission when they were with another crew as replacement.
Even if the Luftwaffe was less seen in 1945, the Flak was very accurate over Germany.
Details of the grouping:
A-2 jacket (contrat no name 1756) and AN-6550 flight suit. Both are in excellent condition and have the original nameplates.
I believe the cuffs and waistband are originals as the jacket has been barely used.
While taking the pictures I've realised the USAAF insignia has been overpainted to make it a triangle. I have no idea why, may be because the tail code of the 303rd BG was a Triangle "C"
The cap is not a real crusher but a regular one without its stiffener. It's the one worn by Lt Wilson on the crew picture.
Here is the second part of the grouping (other stuff than flight jacket, sorry :roll: ):
Officer's jacket
Officer's jacket shortened to look like an Ike jacket 8th AF stubby wings
pink pants
4 side caps
5 officer's shirts
Dog tags
Many documents regarding Lt Wilson's army flight schools
Map of the famous East Anglia area
Log book
Type A-11 watch
And many many documents...
Just a close up of the cut down jacket, because I find it really great :
English buttons and a fantastic work down by a british taylor. Note the blue belt re-created inside the jacket. I've never seen it before.
Cheers,
Tim
