USAF Outerwear Photos 1946-1955

[deanglen]

This link will lead you to excellent photographs from the post WWII period to the mid fifties of the 46th and 72nd Strategic Recon Squadrons. The sampling of outerwear ranging from A-2s to B-9s, B-15s, et. al. is simply fascinating. .
For example:
http://www.46th72nd.org/HistoryCDs/Disk-B/72ND%20SRS/BLAINE%20HERRON%20travis%20afb%20ca%201950's.tif
and another example:
http://www.46th72nd.org/HistoryCDs/Disk-C/Air%20crews%20Ladd%20%20AF%201946-1949/AIRCREWS0003.jpg

Talk about uniform variation! Hope you enjoy them1:
http://www.46th72nd.org/HistoryCDs.html


dean

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Which prompts the query; when did the Army, USAAF, and newly formed USAF begin with the addition of 'scrambled eggs' on the cap brim? The only military cap in WWII with such a device was Gen. Douglas MacArthur, and his was a Philippine Army issue.

Any ideas on this one?

-dixon cannon

 

[BellyTank]

Dean-
when I was researching Korean War era pilot gear, a few years back,
I came across these sites:

http://www.fabulousrocketeers.com/index2.htm the photo archives...

http://www.36thfbs.com/photo_archives-2.htm check the archives...

http://www.cottonpickers.org/ this was agood one but seems to have gone.


B
T

 

[deanglen]

Thank you for the links, BT! I appreciate your post, very much



dean