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Hello,

I bought this leather baseball-style cap, among other things, from the estate of a man who was a B-17 waist gunner. I think it was a more connon item for ground crew.This example is of brown leather in six sections with a center button having a green twill lining and fold-out ear flaps. It is unmarked. A photo of ground crew with a similar hat can be found if you do an internet image search of "B-17 Schnozzle" . I do not personally dispute the era of the cap, but was it an issued item ? I do not know.

 

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Looks like russet horsehide...cool hat, love the patina...private purchase item I would think...the AAF had the A-3 HBT baseball cap, B-1 summer cap, and the leather B-2 gunners cap...this could have been worn as a private purchase item...

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Old thread, I know but looks like the pic of the ground crew cleaning the bombardier's glazing is actually the A-3 with a frayed bill.

Sorry for raising the dead.

Dave

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