Squadron baseball cap

[dmar836]

Lookin' good! Keep us informed for sure!

Dave

 

[Stony]

Please put me on the list!

 

[bebel]

Here's my last find. Major Denisson's red leather flying cap from 26th BS (flew B-52). About 1960/1965 I guess.

Franck

 

[Stony]

Nice!

 

[Phantomfixer]

Fellas,

Are we all in for the 39th FS? I had thought perhaps of doing a couple of different ones per year, or they can be made plain... what do you guys think?

DD

DD,

Personally, I would love an 86th. Just me just saying. A plain cap would work, then add the 86th???
Very cool
I was in from 83-05, the USAF still used baseball caps for squadron hats, ordered in bulk from hat vendors. The flyers generally didn't wear em unless they were on desk duty for awhile. . Aircraft Geration Sq was "AGS" on the hat, Supply was "SUP" etc for the different squadrons, not as enticing as the old ball caps.
Don't think the AF uses the baseball caps anymore though...

 

[Monsoon]

Don't think the AF uses the baseball caps anymore though...

Nope. AF uses the ABU patrol hat now. I think Red Horse and CATMS will use red ball caps, tho.

I never wore them. I wore my BDU patrol hat when I wore BDUs and my flight cap when I was flying. In the AOR, I wore my DCU boonie or the DCU Marine cover.

 

[bebel]

Hello,

Does anyone know this caps manufacturer? I cannot read the complete name. "PARIS SUN ???TER, ROY PAR???", DALLAS.

Note the morse codes on one face of the inner leather band (well used!).

Franck

 

[SuinBruin]

My guess... "Sunbeater." Founded in Texas in 1938 as a hat company... and it's still around.

http://www.sunbeater.com/pages/about-us.html

And check this out... Roy Paris Sunbeater hat ad from 1945. (It even mentions the morse code on the sweatband.)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roy-Paris-Sunbe ... 0398663418

 

[bebel]

Thank you for these good informations. My red cap would be the S-2 "red devil" twill type, I guess.

Franck

 

[dmar836]

I sure wonder why produced "flying caps" have the button on top?

 

[Stony]

I sure wonder why produced "flying caps" have the button on top?

So you can snap it securely onto the male button on the top of your head.

 

[oose]

Hi all,
Just thought I'd add this shot of 7th FBS caps from 1955, interesting detail is the name's on the caps, this photo has it all Great Nylon, Caps, patches and zippo lighters!



All the best
stu

 

[deand]

Great picture, Stu! Thanks!









dean

 

[Stony]

That is a cool pic and I'd love to have one of those caps.

 

[Willy McCoy]

Health Nuts.

 

[Anonymous]

At that age, nothing can stop you.