Kration Posted July 25, 2008 Share #1 Posted July 25, 2008 Here's the newest addition to my QMC rations collection... Early 1944 AAF flight lunch... Seldom seen ration as used by bomber crews while on missions. Kration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtpcamaroz Posted July 26, 2008 Share #2 Posted July 26, 2008 Very nice acquisition, definitely something you rarely will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted July 26, 2008 Share #3 Posted July 26, 2008 Yes, that is really very unusual! BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpwings Posted July 15, 2010 Share #4 Posted July 15, 2010 Any chance of a look at the contents? I'm thinking of reproducing one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted July 15, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 15, 2010 Any chance of a look at the contents? I'm thinking of reproducing one... Check out this on ebay UK....400087278963...the guy calls his business WARTIME RATIONS. Says it all. Sabrejet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpwings Posted July 16, 2010 Share #6 Posted July 16, 2010 The Flight Lunch, also known as the "Combat Lunch" for the USAAF was developed for substinence long range bombings, consisted of the following; sugar, coffee, minute rice, powdered milk, lemon powder, tea tablets, bouillon, beef, biscuits, fruit bars, candy, dehydrated apricots, gum and salt etc... In 1944 the name changed to "AAF Flight Lunch"... Dohh!! ""Kellogg's" instead of "Kellogg".... :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpwings Posted July 16, 2010 Share #7 Posted July 16, 2010 I am going to reproduce the whole ration if anyone is interested, I have the full specifications and have sourced some modern day equivalents, but in the end , it may not be edible, only display items... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted July 16, 2010 Share #8 Posted July 16, 2010 I am going to reproduce the whole ration if anyone is interested, I have the full specifications and have sourced some modern day equivalents, but in the end , it may not be edible, only display items... Looks promising! The original appears to have a waxy finish. Is that how they were... or is that simply the effect of 65+ years of ageing on the cardboard? Sabrejet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted July 16, 2010 Share #9 Posted July 16, 2010 Here's the newest addition to my QMC rations collection... Early 1944 AAF flight lunch... Seldom seen ration as used by bomber crews while on missions.Kration Hi Kration, what a beaut, definitely a one off, I have never caught sight of one before. :thumbsup: Cheers Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpwings Posted July 17, 2010 Share #10 Posted July 17, 2010 Looks promising! The original appears to have a waxy finish. Is that how they were... or is that simply the effect of 65+ years of ageing on the cardboard? Sabrejet Yep... they where indeed waxed covered/dipped in wax... three of them where placed in a bigger "solid fiber" box (heavy cardstock.. I have replicated this by glueing two or three normal cardstock sheets together, but it's time consuming and the folds etc are a b1tch to do) which was not waxed... And off the top of my head, three of the "bigger" boxes where in turn placed in nailed wooden crates for overseas shipment... Call me a "rations geek", I'll see it as a compliment :w00t: :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted July 17, 2010 Share #11 Posted July 17, 2010 Yep... they where indeed waxed covered/dipped in wax... three of them where placed in a bigger "solid fiber" box (heavy cardstock.. I have replicated this by glueing two or three normal cardstock sheets together, but it's time consuming and the folds etc are a b1tch to do) which was not waxed... And off the top of my head, three of the "bigger" boxes where in turn placed in nailed wooden crates for overseas shipment... Call me a "rations geek", I'll see it as a compliment :w00t: :thumbsup: So you're a RATIONS GEEK! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpwings Posted July 19, 2010 Share #12 Posted July 19, 2010 So you're a RATIONS GEEK! Ian :thumbsup: Going through the QMC specs, I have this impression that this was advanced, in that all the cans where laquered in an OD finish, the boullion foil was a sand coloured which I have seen in later post War rations... Should be easy to do... I have already sourced cans that are VERY close to the specifications... The OD finish, unlike some ration tins we see reproduced is not the dark green, or the commercial spray we see sold for helmets, or vehicles, but a sort of metallic green we see wi the Korean and Vietnam C ration tins... Car shop might be the place to get that... I might have this done this week and will post photos as soon as I do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpwings Posted July 20, 2010 Share #13 Posted July 20, 2010 :thumbsup: Going through the QMC specs, I have this impression that this was advanced, in that all the cans where laquered in an OD finish, the boullion foil was a sand coloured which I have seen in later post War rations... Should be easy to do... I have already sourced cans that are VERY close to the specifications... The OD finish, unlike some ration tins we see reproduced is not the dark green, or the commercial spray we see sold for helmets, or vehicles, but a sort of metallic green we see wi the Korean and Vietnam C ration tins... Car shop might be the place to get that... I might have this done this week and will post photos as soon as I do... Correction to above... I was reading the QM specs from the 1944 edition where it seems to ahve changed it's name also to the COMBAT LUNCH... Lunch, Combat, Army Air Forces... The Flight Lunch QMM specs doesn't go into external labels etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2_1943 Posted July 21, 2010 Share #14 Posted July 21, 2010 According to my copy of AAF Manual 55-0-1 "Reference Manual for Personal Equipment Officers" 1. Short missions. To provide a readily available and palatable source of energy, the Air Crew Lunch (Stock No. 8300-680475) is available. This consists of two one-once fudge bars, two ounces of assorted candies, and two pieces of gum. The package is designed to be used with one hand and to fit into the flying suit pocket. The basis of issue is one per crew member on flights of three or more hours duration. It is suggested that the crew members be instructed to utilize these after the mid-point of the mission. Wow and I typed this all from a Blackberry lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kration Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share #15 Posted July 21, 2010 what a beaut, definitely a one off, I have never caught sight of one before. :thumbsup: Cheers Lewis Ken, Thanks for the comments.. Yes I have to agree it's def one of a kind, right up there with the mountain rat and the Five in one. Now if I could only find a really nice example of the AAF thermos basket set to display it with. I also have a crate of the small Air Crew lunches. Kration Collector U.S. Army rations 1918-1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfryar44 Posted July 21, 2010 Share #16 Posted July 21, 2010 Very nice acquisition there Kration, congrats! :thumbsup: Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpwings Posted July 28, 2010 Share #17 Posted July 28, 2010 Printer finally has bit the dust, so this is how far I have wi the contents (based on the QMC specs and no actual images, so I took it that by the specs I went with clear laquered, or gold laquered cans, and as little commercial labelled products (Sunsweet dried peaches)... some others have to be added, but this is a first draft (as it where): As per "CQD No. 156, 4 October 1943... LUNCH, FLIGHT, ARMY AIR FORCES" Beef 8 oz Butter 3 1/2 oz Coffee 1 oz Milk powder 4 1/2 Chili powder 7 grams Tomato paste 6 oz C Square Biscuits 14oz Bouillon Cubes x5 0.3 oz Hard Candy x6 1.1/8 oz Evaporated Fruit 11oz Fruit bar x3 2oz Gum x10 Lemon powder x3 7grams Pre-cooked rice 3oz Salt 6oz Tea tablets x3 Can opener From my copy of QMC Historical Studies September 1944, under the section headed "QMC 17-3 (which going by the section in there concerning the K ration is either after August '45 or Post War): LUNCH, AIR CREW Stock No. 56-L-5775 And a photo I got somewhere, sorry can't remember: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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