tarbridge Posted August 30, 2015 Share #1 Posted August 30, 2015 I picked this up at the show yesterday. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcoastaero Posted August 30, 2015 Share #2 Posted August 30, 2015 Nice flight suit! According to wikipedia.org the patch on the right sleeve is from VA-175 Devil's Diplomats. The squadron flew the Douglas AD Skyraider during the 1950s. VA-175 existed from August 11, 1948 to March 15, 1958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted August 30, 2015 Nice flight suit! According to wikipedia.org the patch on the right sleeve is from VA-175 Devil's Diplomats. The squadron flew the Douglas AD Skyraider during the 1950s. VA-175 existed from August 11, 1948 to March 15, 1958.Thank you for the information...He was a Cosair pilot in WWII also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted August 31, 2015 Share #4 Posted August 31, 2015 Thats really neat. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted August 31, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank2far Posted September 8, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 8, 2015 My dad flew in VA-175 with this pilot. Both flew Skyraiders off the USS WASP, 1953-1954 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted September 8, 2015 My dad flew in VA-175 with this pilot. Both flew Skyraiders off the USS WASP, 1953-1954Hi Frank...It's a small world. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank2far Posted September 9, 2015 Share #8 Posted September 9, 2015 My dad with his leather flight jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted September 9, 2015 My dad with his leather flight jacket.Send to [email protected] Till you learn to add images You might need a few more Posts to add images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted September 9, 2015 Roy Reynolds, Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted September 10, 2015 Share #11 Posted September 10, 2015 Nice stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank2far Posted February 10, 2016 Share #12 Posted February 10, 2016 I am looking to purchase any times VA-175 from the USS WASP 1953-1955 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank2far Posted August 14, 2016 Share #13 Posted August 14, 2016 I am still looking for items for VA-175 squadron items, patches, uniforms, equipment etc...Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank2far Posted February 11, 2017 Share #14 Posted February 11, 2017 I would like to offer $800 for whoever has this flight suit, as it of my dad's squadron. It was sold from the original owner of this post. Looking for VA-175 items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank2far Posted August 2, 2018 Share #15 Posted August 2, 2018 I am still hoping to acquire this flight suit or any VA-175 squadron items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted August 2, 2018 Share #16 Posted August 2, 2018 I am still hoping to acquire this flight suit or any VA-175 squadron items Would you consider a Leather patch recreation, I can make one for you ???? Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank2far Posted September 15, 2018 Share #17 Posted September 15, 2018 Here is a photo from my dad's collection of LCDR Hambsch, the squadron XO at the time. He was an Academy graduate. He is to the far left. The photo was taken on September 23, 1954 aboard the USS Wasp after the Mariner Miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank2far Posted November 29, 2023 Share #18 Posted November 29, 2023 I'm still looking for this flight suit. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark Posted Saturday at 03:16 PM Share #19 Posted Saturday at 03:16 PM Hi Frank, Thank you for posting the pictures of your father's gear. Amazing to see these items! My dad also flew with VA-175. He flew off the Intrepid in 1954 (CVA-11 - Shakedown cruise) and then served in the Med (CVG-17) and flew AD-6's off the Coral Sea (CVA-43) in 1955. I have some pictures and I will have to figure out how to post them (if you are interested). Thanks again - enjoyed seeing the items you have collected and preserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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