Here is something I did in the early '70's of George Harrison from the
Hey Jude / Beatles Again LP cover. I'm in love with this frock coat.
Here is a link to me finally owning one! - http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=923745#post923745
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Understood USAAFace - not a problem. Remember we all have had similar issues here; bought a hat that didn't fit correctly.
Measure your head with a cloth tape measure and convert those inches to size with this chart:
Then order the closest that you are permitted by the manufacturer...
I've been doing this re-enacting thing for some twenty-years - never in that time has anyone ever approached me regarding any illegality or violation of the law. Remember that an A-2 or any other WWII regalia is historical and not a current uniform or representation of of our current military...
Hotel One-Two-Eight, 128 Holland Road, Kensington, near the Shepards Bush tube station.
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I last stayed at: Lancaster Hall Hotel
35 Craven Terrace
London, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)20 7723 9276
Fax: +44 (0)20 7706 2870
Website...
The best way to get started is to put it on your head in the house when you first get up. Keep it there. I will begin to feel normal and part of you. Then venture out as you normally would and you'll be doing it with a great looking fedora on your head!
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YES!!
I am flying boat crazy (favorite being the Sikorsky S-38), but any seaplane deserves attention! Thanks for the link Eyemo!
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Here is a reference to the 303rd FS: "...337th Fighter Group, 303rd Fighter Squadron at Sarasota AAF for my P-40 training."
http://www.1stfighter.org/warstories/hoffman.html
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Bluishsmoke, I hereby give you permission. The minute you put it on your a re-enactor! There are thousands of us who proudly wear our jackets, patches, insignia and rank - believe me NO ONE CARES!! If you wear it at an airshow or a display, there are times that people will want to take your...
Here's what I gleaned regarding the 303rd FS in WWII...
303RD FIGHTER SQUADRON
The 303rd Fighter Squadron was constituted on May 28, 1943 and activated September 1, 1943, as the 303d Troop Carrier Squadron, one of four squadrons assigned to the 442nd Troop Carrier Group at Sedalia Army Air...
My brand new.....
'Abbey Road' / 'Beatles Again' frock coat made in Liverpool, England. I've waited forty years for this beauty!!! Ah...Beatlemania - there's just no cure!
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