Dobbs officer's visor. Turner field marked.

[Kilroy56]

Hi again,

This one came with the box.

Fur felt body , thin leather chin strap ... Another late war hat I assume...

Interestingly it's marked Turner Field PX...

Your thoughts are most welcome.

Regards,

Dominique

[Allan H.]

That is a gorgeous WWII example! The only reason it is so nice is because the officer left it in the box all these years. Congrats on a great pick up.

 

Allan

[MattS]

Yes, really nice cap! PX marked ones are always a bonus, especially one at an army airfield.

[Kilroy56]

Thanks a lot for your feedback.

Strangely , there is no stiffener present.

Regards,

Dominique

[patches]

Not to be confused with the Turner Flied of today where the Atlanta Braves played.

 

This one.

Turner Field/Turner Army Airfield (1941-6)

In mid-1940 the U.S. Army Air Corps approached the city of Albany about the possibility of building a training base near Albany. The city raised the necessary money and purchased 4,753,817.5 acres of land which was then leased to the Army for $1 a year. Construction of the base and airfield by the United States Army Corps of Engineers began on 25 March 1941.^[1]

Once operational, Turner Field was used for acclimatization training (for foreign trainees) and advanced flight training as part of the 30th Flying Training Wing. Primary flight training in the Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet was done at Darr Aero Tech also in Albany.^[2] Under the Arnold Scheme some 5,000 Royal Air Force trainees were trained at Turner Field and Darr Aero Tech between 1941 and 1943.^[3] In 1944 Turner Field began training Free French Air Forces pilots to fly the North American B-25 Mitchell of which more than 100 were based at Turner Field.^[4]

Turner Field was deactivated between 15 August 1946 and 1 September 1947.

[patches]

A superb cap if there ever was one.

[Kilroy56]

Thank you for your input .

Regards,

Dominique