named cable no name

[Silver Surfer]

here's a little eye candy for ya laddies. this is an all original [excepting war time replaced cuffs]1942 cable raincoats from the "no name" 1942 27753 contract. it is name to c.r. "rip" de pascal, who was a captian in the 345th bg, 5th af during wwll. it is hard to see, but a faded, nearly worn off rip is painted on the left upper chest. by all accounts in his obit, he was piece of work. he was shot down three times, but continued to fly, and earned citations, and air medals , including a purple heart. after the war, he was drafted by the pittsburgh steelers, and play one year with them. he went on to teach history and coach football on the hs level, in tuscon arizona. apparently his history classes consisted of stories about his days flying in wwll. enjoy, v

 

[ausreenactor]

Vintage.. Not Buy/Sell. Bugger...

Very impressive.

 

[Silver Surfer]

hahahahaahahaha

 

[B-Man2]

Vic
That’s a great jacket with a great story to match. For me ... that’s as good as it gets, having the history and a bit of the human side of the guys who owned and wore the jackets .
Cheers

 

[Silver Surfer]

i didnt mention it, but this size 42 is comparable to my size 40 earlier cable. if anything, the size 40 is slightly bigger......go figure.

 

[ausreenactor]

Just imagine 'Rosie' on the production line.

"I put in the wrong label?"
"Never mind, it's not like anyone is going to make a fuss in 50 years time".

 

[taikonaut]

The Cable all has a distinct look and colour fades that look badass. I wonder if it is really a size 38. Cable are meant to be a bit generous compare to other contracts.

 

[Silver Surfer]

nope, a true size larger40, or smaller 42

 

[Kennyz]

Really nice, Vic! Thanks for sharing.

Ken

here's a little eye candy for ya laddies. this is an all original [excepting war time replaced cuffs]1942 cable raincoats from the "no name" 1942 27753 contract. it is name to c.r. "rip" de pascal, who was a captian in the 345th bg, 5th af during wwll. it is hard to see, but a faded, nearly worn off rip is painted on the left upper chest. by all accounts in his obit, he was piece of work. he was shot down three times, but continued to fly, and earned citations, and air medals , including a purple heart. after the war, he was drafted by the pittsburgh steelers, and play one year with them. he went on to teach history and coach football on the hs level, in tuscon arizona. apparently his history classes consisted of stories about his days flying in wwll. enjoy, v