I've been meaning to ask this for some time and I'm not sure where it belongs.
Can anyone tell me or direct me to sources about the timeframe when the airforceblue wool trousers of the USAF were issued? There are several data bases on WWII Military clothing, but I couldn't find any information on these. I believe the airforceblue trousers were issued sometime during the postwar years when the newly formed USAF underwent lots of changes in dress regulations, but I really don't know.
Below is a photo of one of my pairs. The fabric must be about the same weight as the wartime 18oz olive drabs. The cut is practically the same, too. Oh, and the belt is modern, of course.
There are no labels or stamps anywhere in these trousers, unlike the WWII and postwar olive drabs which usually have a stamp on the inside, with specs, pattern and issue date.
While we're at it, does anyone know during what years the officers' pinks were issued? I couldn't find anything definite on that either. Were they issued only during the USAAF years? Were they issued only to the Armed Air Forces or to the Army as well?
Can anyone tell me or direct me to sources about the timeframe when the airforceblue wool trousers of the USAF were issued? There are several data bases on WWII Military clothing, but I couldn't find any information on these. I believe the airforceblue trousers were issued sometime during the postwar years when the newly formed USAF underwent lots of changes in dress regulations, but I really don't know.
Below is a photo of one of my pairs. The fabric must be about the same weight as the wartime 18oz olive drabs. The cut is practically the same, too. Oh, and the belt is modern, of course.
There are no labels or stamps anywhere in these trousers, unlike the WWII and postwar olive drabs which usually have a stamp on the inside, with specs, pattern and issue date.
While we're at it, does anyone know during what years the officers' pinks were issued? I couldn't find anything definite on that either. Were they issued only during the USAAF years? Were they issued only to the Armed Air Forces or to the Army as well?
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