What unit and jacket type

[Stony]

Got these photos of actress Terri Moore at the military show today. I think the jacket is a MA-1, but I can't figure out the unit patch in the closeup.

 

[Pilot]

IMHO, its an L-2A or early L-2..As for the unit no idea.

 

[Smithy]

The patch is of the 429th FBS "The Black Dragons". They were flying Thunderjets out of Taegu at this time.

 

[Stony]

Thanks Smithy. I also looked up Terri Moore and she is still living at 89 years old. These pictures are the same poses that MM did while visiting USAF personnel.

 

[stanier]

IMHO, its an L-2A or early L-2B...As for the unit no idea.

I think you're spot on Pilot, you can see the small triangle flap of an L-2 something type just below her hand in shot one. And assuming the Air Force MP behind here and the chap at the back next to the corrugated building are wearing blue uniforms I'd go for an L-2A to my eye, but could easily be wrong on that with my eyes!

 

[unclegrumpy]

To me, the jacket she is wearing looks green, rather than blue. The field jackets we know are green, and this is a shade lighter than they are, which is correct for the gray green. L2as are dark blue, and would compare to the Air Police guy wearing the blue service dress uniform behind her.

 

[falcon_ib]

Great photos. Terry Moore visited Korea with Bob Hope in December 1953. It looks like the Air Policemen are wearing 5th Air Force shoulder patches with the "Korea" tab

 

[Pilot]

Great photos. Terry Moore visited Korea with Bob Hope in December 1953

Thx so should be an L-2 ... The oxy mask tab is stitched so made out of leather...so 99% sure L-2..
Yes great photos, thx for sharing.

 

[Stony]

I wonder if she got to keep the jacket? She still might have a web site, so no harm in asking.

 

[Smithy]

I wonder if she got to keep the jacket? She still might have a web site, so no harm in asking.

Now that would be interesting to know and also the same with Marilyn's B-15C. I'd always assumed in these situations that the jacket was used just for a few snaps for the press and were promptly given back afterwards.

 

[unclegrumpy]

Thx so should be an L-2 ... The oxy mask tab is stitched so made out of leather...so 99% sure L-2..

Good observation!

 

[Stony]

I have posted the question on Terri Moore's website, so we'll see if I get a response.

 

[Cocker]

Thx so should be an L-2 ... The oxy mask tab is stitched so made out of leather...so 99% sure L-2..
Yes great photos, thx for sharing.

From what I can see, the oxy tabs on the L-2A were stitched too, and they were nylon?

 

[Rutger]

What an extrordinary & amazingly pretty face.
L-2, definitely not L-2A.
The L-2B also has the extra stitch lines on the tab, but the stitching is not impressed deeply like it happens in leather and which appears to be the case here. I don't know when the very earliest L-2B's appeared, HPA/BR claims The result of this combat experience in the first two years of the Korean War resulted in the development of a new color that did better conceal downed airmen and, by mid-1952, the first of the combat flying clothing began to appear in this new color known as sage green.
A visit in dec 1953 could well have an L-2B showing up.​

 

[unclegrumpy]

From what I can see, the oxy tabs on the L-2A were stitched too, and they were nylon?

L2a oxygen tabs were nylon. Though stating that causes me to pause, because there might have been a contract that still had leather...probably time to call Stu!

 

[Pilot]

Greetings from Jakarta/Indonesia, my L-2B.
So IMHO the lady is surely not wearing an A or B version.

 

[Pilot]

My ex- L-2A and L-2 now Thomas’s jackets
Note the leather tab at the L-2