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More from Midland AIRSHO A few more shots from the Midland Texas CAF AIRSHO

Seems to be a pattern here Why do I always seem to be yelling at MSgt. Dunkirk?!?!

Gene said it pretty well. The USAAF uniforms are no where near what the current issue uniform is. No one in the Military is going to confuse you with active duty personnel. Wear it with respect and dignity and refrain from wearing medals of valor that you have not actually earned. Pilots...

THIS IS GONNA BE A LONG POST Earlier in the month we had a discussion in another forum which led to a discussion on Overseas Stripes in WWII. Also info was posted on the Lounge about them. Per the Officers Guide (3 seperate additions 42, 43, & 45) "Overseas Bars are not authorized for...

Hows this for last minute then!! We'll be at the Grand Canyon Airport this weekend in Valle, Arizona. They have real nice Tri-Motor up there.

Would be nice to see a pilot dressed in the appropriate gear. All of the folks we have worked with have been great but few if any actually wear WWII flight gear when they fly. Like M/Sgt Dunkirk said, if you get a chance come out to the Midland CAF AIRSHO we will be there with our Ground...

Looks great guys!! Would love to have you come out and set up next to us sometime.

Nice Jacket. I've always preferred the '42 myself but thats just me.

Just goes to prove that when you are a General you can pretty much do whatever the heck you want to.

Thank you very much for sharing those. God rest them.

Absolutely!!

The prop date is definetly '42 the month is hard to make out but appears to be an 8 or a 9 so its August or September of '42 at the earliest. Like you said widebrim, the Black ties were phased out in April of '42 but like most things that does not mean everyone stopped wearing them...

O.K. the Ground Crew boys were out and about last weekend looking for new items and we found a picture in an antique store. The photo is of a group of 21 sgts posing for a shot. There are some interesting things observed in this photograph. 1. With the use of a magnifying lens we were...

Now that is the cats meow!! Can't wait to see it in the air.

davep - Nice Pics Nice photos there where were they taken at?