Is this patch original with jacket

[Anonymous]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-A2-Leather ... 3a68666d64

 

[Andrew]

I wouldn't trust it. There is no record of an R W Smith on the 380th Roster- perhaps he's been left off but unlikely. The only Bombardier Smith in the 528th was a Paul M Smith.
Patch certainly doesn't look right. Bill Shek would be the best one to comment on that, he has his Dad's Herky patched jacket to compare.

 

[dmar836]

I agree totally. The ink is printed onto the patch. Looking at the face, you can see it's pixelated like a comic book or newspaper. Obviously a mass produced patch maybe for cereal box distribution. Those were big during and after the war.

 

[Roughwear]

I have an identical printed patch on my original Aero. The patch is faded, but is appears to be exactly the same as this one.

 

[dmar836]

Interesting. Andrew, can you post a pic? Any story provided with your Aero?

 

[shedonwanna]

here is an original from my files...

and a 530th printed the same way...

 

[RCSignals]

Could the original patch have been a decal on leather, as they did with the shoulder decals? That might explain the lithograph appearance.

 

[dmar836]

So I guess the next question would be, were these produced for PX distribution or were they "domestic"?
Guess I just haven't experienced many jacket patches that were not painted. I have seen a lot of printed variants that were used like baseball cards.

 

[Roughwear]

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7105

 

[dmar836]

Wow!

 

[Andrew]

I don't think it really matters what the patch is /was made from. The seller is stating it's direct from what appears to be a non existent Vet- I think that says it all.

 

[Roughwear]

The spec label appears to have been crudely re-attached using black thread at some stage. The jacket is certainly original, even if the name strip and patch are much later additions.