Austin_Militaria Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1 Posted May 19, 2018 Chinese embroidered on parachute silk. Presented to the pilots in December 1943. Came with some snapshots of the unit. All attributed to a 75th pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin_Militaria Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted May 19, 2018 Photo of the scarf being worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 19, 2018 Share #3 Posted May 19, 2018 That's really nice. Seen a few in pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted May 20, 2018 Share #4 Posted May 20, 2018 That’s a beauty! Thanks for sharing JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted May 20, 2018 Share #5 Posted May 20, 2018 Outstanding piece!Please post a close up image of the "shark" if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted May 20, 2018 Share #6 Posted May 20, 2018 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Patrol Posted May 20, 2018 Share #7 Posted May 20, 2018 Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted May 20, 2018 Share #8 Posted May 20, 2018 That is a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin_Militaria Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted May 21, 2018 The book "Into the Teeth of the Tiger" by Donald Lopez, talks about the pilots being presented with this exact scarf by the citizens of Hengyang after they hosted the squadron a dinner in late December 1943. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted May 21, 2018 Share #10 Posted May 21, 2018 Superb embroidery work,thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted May 21, 2018 Share #11 Posted May 21, 2018 VERY Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted May 22, 2018 Share #12 Posted May 22, 2018 A real work of art Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walika Posted May 24, 2018 Share #13 Posted May 24, 2018 A beautiful scarf in the same style of the squadron's early insignia on silk, and others in leather, here. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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