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96th & 449th FIS L-2A flight jacket


Bebel
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First the jet... The 449th FIS was assigned to Air Defense of USA with F-94 all-weather interceptor.

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Then the jacket: a Superior Tog's L-2A with 96th FIS and 449th FIS patches (purchased from a forum member). Unfortunately, the zipper was broken at four places and the Conmar slider was missing. I got one from an L-2A or B sleeve pocket zip. It goes well but it's very, very difficult closing the jacket to the top. I could replace the zip but I prefer to keep the jacket original. Otherwise, this jacket is nice.

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Franck

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Nice 50's vintage Air Force. The old F-94 was basically an armed T-33 on steroids. Dig those artic high visibility orange markings! The blue jacket is a treasure too. I used to have a blue B-15 "Modified" (which ment the fur collar had been replaced with the web type), and like an idiot, I sold it! Thanks for sharing this with us!

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