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I've been working on this display for a few weks and it finally came together and is up and displayed. Hope folks enjoy it. This project began when I bought a flight helmet and then csu15 g-suit, flight suit and torso harness all from the same Marine oficer and NFO from the Seahawks of VMAQ-4. I also got his cammo bdu's. After thinking about it for a bit...I figured the best way to display it all was to complete the gear and put it on a mannequin from Yanks mannequins. I added the boots, life preserver and survival vest and mbu14 mask to complete the set up.

 

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northcoastaero

Nice flight gear outfit. Just a few notes for a mid 1990s display:

 

-Interesting modified flashlight loops for a Maglite instead of the angle head flashlight.

-Need a sage green oxygen mask mini-regulator pocket instead of olive drab green.

-Need a LPU-23B/P or LPU-23C/P life preserver unit.

-Need a fixed hook blade parachute line cutter knife with yellow webbing for pocket in front of the radio pocket.

-Need an AN/PRC-90 series radio with antenna looped around outside top of radio pocket.

-Need a SDU-5/E strobe light with yellow webbing for pocket located on lower right side corner of vest.

-Need a pair of sage green GS/FRP-2 Nomex flight gloves.

-Need a lighted kneeboard. Plastic MXU-163/P.

-There seems to be too much slack in the webbing for the MA-2 (PCU-33/P) harness rescue pick-up gated snap hook.

-Are the black boots leather with nylon sides or all leather? I would use a pair of all leather boots for this time frame.

-The coiled helmet to mask cable may have been introduced mid-late 1990s. Before the coiled cable, I believe rigged straight

extension cables were used. Seen these cables with different lengths and plugs.

 

Keep up the good work!

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thanks for the info. I do have one of the sdu 5 strobes and have purchased/ordered the an/prc90. The boots are all leather and had to go with different lpu until the other shows up somewhere.

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teufelhunde.ret

Well done display! Did this ECMO fly in any of the desert campaigns? Are you going to get his greens or blues, etc?

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Well done display! Did this ECMO fly in any of the desert campaigns? Are you going to get his greens or blues, etc?

Probably not on the uniforms. He flew in the operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina but as far as I know none of the desert campaigns. Here is his biography....pretty interesting....

 

Major Richard S. Harper enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve and graduated from MCRD San Diego 7 August 1981. Major Harper attended Texas Tech University and graduated 17 December 1984 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant through the Platoon Leaders Course 6 April 1985.

Major Harper reported to The Basic School Quantico, Virginia 10 October 1985 and began training with Company A Class 1-86. After completing The Basic School he was selected to represent the Marine Corps in a NATO Military Pentathlon Competition conducted in Athens, Greece. Returning Conus 15 August 1986 he quickly assimilated into the convening Infantry Officers Course and graduated 17 December 1986. He was designated an MOS 0302 Infantry Officer and ordered to duty with 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th MAB, 29 Palms, California. Major Harper served as the 1st Platoon Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Executive Officer, Company A, and Weapons Company Executive Officer.

In April 1989 he received orders and reported to Marine Corps Security Force Guam as the Security Force Guard Company Executive Officer. On 1 December 1989 he was augmented into the Regular Marine Corps and remained on station as the Security Force Guard Company Commander. Major Harper requested and was accepted to Naval Flight Officer training via the Supporting Arms Coordinator (Airborne) program. He reported to Pensacola, Florida 11 May 1991 and began Naval Flight Officer training. He received his Naval Flight Officer insignia 20 November 1992. He subsequently completed the Electronic Warfare Course, Corry Station, Florida and EA-6B in-type training, Whidbey Island, Washington. Major Harper was redesignated a MOS 7588, Electronic Counter Measures Officer 19 April 1994 and ordered to duty with Marine Air Group-14, 2nd Marine Air Wing, Cherry Point, North Carolina.

Major Harper was assigned to VMAQ-4 where he served as the Future Operations Officer, Assistant Aircraft Maintenance Officer, and Squadron Logistics Officer. He additionally deployed to a myriad of worldwide locations to support operations in Sigonella, Italy; Iwakuni, Japan; and Aviano, Italy. Flying in excess of 1,100 Mishap-Free Hours in the EA-6B he was able to assist his squadron by supporting NATO Operations Deny Flight, Decisive Endeavor, and Deliberate Guard.

Returning conus from Aviano, Italy 1 March 1997, Major Harper volunteered for duty with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), II MEF, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He graduated Army Airborne training 20 July 1997 and assumed command of the 1st Brigade Platoon. He received his Navy/Marine Corps Parachute insignia 5 November 1997. He deployed in support of the 82nd Airborne Joint Readiness Training Center evaluation 1-98, II MEF Strong Resolve 98, Norway and Burmese Chase 98 exchange with the British 148 Commando Battery. While deployed to England Major Harper completed training thus earning the British Parachute insignia.

Major Harper's personal awards include the Air Medal with Strike / Flight device, Army Commendation Medal and 2 Navy / Marine Corps Achievement Medals.

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just thought I would add last photos of the finished display since I got the survival radio and shroud cutter in place as well as the correct LPU-23. I decided not to fill out all the items carried in the vest and if I run across a sage green pouch for the regulator I'll change this one out.

 

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