Interesting picture

[bombs away]

Hello,

Here is a picture I've just found on Footnote.

I think it's interesting in several points :

- the 12th AF scarves : I've already seen such scarves for sale but never in a wartime picture. Now it's done.
- the patch of the 802nd Air Evacuation Squadron on the C-47. Never seen before.
- the jacket on the left of the picture, with a fur collar. Modified A-2 ?

Tim.

 

[RCSignals]

The jacket on teh left looks like an A-2 other tan the collar. I wonder if it's some kind of fabricated detachable collar on an A-2, a wholly modified A-2 collar, or a private purchase version A-2.

 

[deeb7]

It has a straight sided puller on the zipper, but yeah ... I think it's a field modified A-2.

 

[dujardin]

gooddddddddd

this remember two photos i have in my file about modified A2

now we may place such a scarve on our manniquin without hesitation

and i can add this patch in my file

thanksssssssssss
byeeeeeeee
marcel

 

[Roughwear]

I agree. It is a field modified A2, possibly a goatskin RW from the 18091 contract. Thanks Marcel for the pics of the no name Cable with the mouton collar. I remember when this jacket came up for sale.

 

[Dr H]

Hello,

Here is a picture I've just found on Footnote.

At the risk of getting repetitive...

Take a look at the length of the collar of the 'normal' A-2...

Is it our leading GW candidate?

 

[Roughwear]

You mean the most stylish of A2s then Ian!

 

[Dr H]

Can't seem to avoid them at the moment :roll:
Thought these were rare

 

[Roughwear]

They are certainly rare these days.

 

[EMBLEMHUNTER]

Hey, MUCH Thanks for posting this photo , I have seen another small photo of just a C-47 with this emblem on it's upper rear fuselage behind cockpit windows and have wondered what "unit" it was , now I finally have an ID to it !!!!

Is this a :colorised" photo,as the lightning bolt etc appears to ahve some color to it ?????????????????
I am needing possitve color ID to this one also, thanks again for posting, one more "Unknown" out of my ????? image album !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Johnny
P.S. anyone with leads to better photos/scans etc of this unit's emblem design , especially the colors to it ,Please conatct me, the image I have is black and white , I HATE black and white with a vengence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[EMBLEMHUNTER]

Well after doing some net search, and re looking at my "refference" to this unit emblem, I'm not 100% sure it is for the 802nd, the refference I had to it is it being the "Unofficial" emblem for the 35th Troop Carrier Squadron of the 64th TCG and they were a 12th AAF based unit , it is possible th3 802nd used the 64th Group for their evac ops , this is one of those times when you wish you had a "time machine" and could go back to when the photo was taken and ask them "what unit it really is !

If anyone has anything else that proves this to be one or the other 100% please let me know , thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Johnny