Nice period photos (all jackets except A-2's)

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Mr Wu, served in CACW during the war, he stay at mainland after 1949, and known everything about culture revolution.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

They dressed like they’re FFL paratroopers.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Angle of Dien Bien Phu , she was passed away.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[CharlieC]

101 Squadron Lancaster crew 1944, my dad, tail gunner, is on the right

 

[B-Man2]

That’s a great photo.
I pray that your dad survived the war and led a full life.

Welcome to the VLJ forum !!

 

[CharlieC]

He was one of the lucky ones that made it through unscathed. They had one emergency landing but the pilot got the plane down in one piece.

 

[Pa12]

He was one of the lucky ones that made it through unscathed. They had one emergency landing but the pilot got the plane down in one piece.

Very lucky. My dads cousin was a tail gunner on a lanc and was killed on his first mission.

 

[Micawber]

101 Squadron Lancaster crew 1944, my dad, tail gunner, is on the right

Respect to your father. 101 Squadron has a fascinating operational history.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Source Life magazine , ROC Air Force at 1947 , due to the shape of their patch, and the model of their fighter plane, most possible, they were member of 4th Group (Fighter).
On the second pic, if that pilot is what I thought he is, then he was the first ROC pilot who launched the very first air to air combat against Commie Air Force.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Tex Johnson, test pilot of Boeing

 

[Thomas Koehle]

That’s a great photo.
I pray that your dad survived the war and led a full life.

Welcome to the VLJ forum !!

Second that!

 

[Thomas Koehle]

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Was that really necessary @Shanghai-Mayne to remind everyone that postwar all those still pristine and some even still new pieces have been sold like crap?

A2 jacket for 20 bucks?

Service cap 3.33 bucks?

Watch 22 bucks?

...

Lord - gimme a time-machine and a 40ton truck i get the stuff loaded and bring it to 2024 = i get rich and all famous large-scale collectors currently known would scratch their back at my leg to get just a small glimpse of those gems ...

Awesome and ridiculous at the same time i guess

Thomas

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Thomas, I believe one dollar at 1940 worth ten dollars at 1946, spent 19 dollars for one A2 jacket, equal to ‘steal‘ one without any price.

 

[FlakMagnet]

 

[Thomas Koehle]

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Impressive Photo!

 

[CK90]

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Locked and loaded. Is that a D-1 jacket? Looks epic.

 

[Lorenzo_l]

Locked and loaded. Is that a D-1 jacket? Looks epic.

Lockheed and loaded!