M-422a on USAF pilot?

[oose]

Hi all,

been a while, due to holiday work and melted computer! Started to do some web browsing and came across this one on LIFE. Curious to see a navy jacket with USAF style name strip.



stu

 

[Anonymous]

IN THEORY THIS COULD BE AN ANJ-3A WHICH COULD BE ARMY OR NAVY. BUT FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD NO ONE KNOWS OF ANY ISSUED TO THE ARMY.

 

[Owen]

Smart guy.........

 

[EMBLEMHUNTER]

a "possible" explanation is that some of the original AVG pilots had the USN type flight jackets , maybe this guy was a member that was with another unit later on and just kept the jacket, or this could be an AVG briefing room .
Johnny

 

[fraazierjo]

Or maybe just an admiring swap between Buddies!?

 

[asiamiles]

The guy next to him seems to wearing a B-15.