Tonomachi Posted September 20, 2008 Share #1 Posted September 20, 2008 I got lucky today at the flea market although I had to pay a little more than I usually do for uniforms. All I had was seventy five dollars on me when I came across the three uniforms to a WW2 era Army Air Corps flight surgeon by the name of Leo S. Bell. The dealer wanted one hundred and twenty dollars for the three so I bought the A-4 one piece flight suit and the tan officers jacket for seventy five dollars. I had to race over to the nearest bank for more money because I wanted the chocolate brown officers jacket before someone else purchased it. When I got back the seller had given the jacket to someone else who was interested in purchasing it but luckily brought it back and I got it for forty dollars. I bought what I think is a BAR belt that looks like someone dyed green, a cased unnamed bronze star, ribbons and some airborne sweetheart pieces. I also bought some kind of radio set which I know nothing about for twenty dollars. When I got home I was able to get a closer look at the flight surgeon wing and to my surprise it was manufactured by AMICO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tonomachi Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted September 20, 2008 Front of wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted September 20, 2008 Back of wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tonomachi Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share #9 Posted September 20, 2008 Radio Set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nack Posted September 20, 2008 Share #10 Posted September 20, 2008 Woah nelly. Good example of why you need to carry lots of $ when you hit the spots...nice to see it worked out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag Posted September 20, 2008 Share #11 Posted September 20, 2008 Whats the 25th Anniv. pin celebrate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-X Posted September 20, 2008 Share #12 Posted September 20, 2008 Beautiful Flight Surgeon's grouping. What a fantastic find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted September 20, 2008 Share #13 Posted September 20, 2008 Great buy, Flight Surgeon uniforms (especially with wings) are hard to find, and worth waaaaayyyy more than what you paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtpcamaroz Posted September 20, 2008 Share #14 Posted September 20, 2008 Some very nice finds, I'm truly jealous right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share #15 Posted September 20, 2008 Whats the 25th Anniv. pin celebrate? I have no idea what this pin is for as I was hoping someone would enlighten me. It came with the uniform so I left it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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