Tiger Stripes boonie & Blackhawk vest find at flea market

[Tonomachi]

I got lucky today and saw this tiger stripe boonie on the ground which looked like the ones made in Thailand during the Vietnam War. The brown color didn't look right and I was having some doubts as it is really mint and thought maybe a reproduction until I spotted the beer can crest. I grabbed it for 5 dollars. I also picked up this Blackhawk vest for 15 dollars. I'm not sure if it is military or law enforcement.

 

 

[Tonomachi]

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[Tonomachi]

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[Tonomachi]

Photo - messed up placed this in the wrong section

[vintageproductions]

Boonie is right as rain

[Tonomachi]

Boonie is right as rain

Thanks for the confirmation Bob.

[VMI88]

Great find on the boonie!

[kammo-man]

Agreed with all above

Good wartime Vietnamese made cowboy

Owen

 

 

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[Tonomachi]

On 9/22/2019 at 1:26 PM, Tonomachi said:

I got lucky today and saw this tiger stripe boonie on the ground which looked like the ones made in Thailand during the Vietnam War. The brown color didn't look right and I was having some doubts as it is really mint and thought maybe a reproduction until I spotted the beer can crest. I grabbed it for 5 dollars. I also picked up this Blackhawk vest for 15 dollars. I'm not sure if it is military or law enforcement.

 

 

Just saw this on eBay.  I wonder which unit within this particular USAF Division preferred Tiger Stripe camouflage uniforms.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256121320465?hash=item3ba2053411:g:teoAAOSwDiBkmKDN

 

[matmil]

g o o g l e  i t

2nd Air Divsion Vietnam.

 

To me it's a basic set of Asian marked  tadpoles with an applied patch without  research., and or attached history of their item in their listing. You get a ONE Liner...nice tiger set with patch ?, when you ask a question you get ghosted...... they have to be directed into that line of communication.

[Tonomachi]

I was just curious as to which unit within the 2nd Air Division would or were authorized to wear tiger stripe uniforms.  I found the following units that were part of the 2nd Air Division during the Vietnam War.  I'm guessing one of the Air Commando units might wear tiger stripes or maybe the security police guarding the air base.   I guess it could also be a pilot.

 

33d Tactical: 8 July 1963 – 8 July 1965

(USAF Advisory Unit at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam)

34th Tactical: 8 July 1963 – 8 July 1965

(USAF Advisory Unit at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam)

35th Tactical: 8 July 1963 – 8 July 1965

(USAF Advisory Unit at Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base for all USAF forces in Thailand)

315th Troop Carrier (later, 315 Air Commando): attached 8 December 1962 – 8 March 1966.

6010th Tactical: 8 December 1962 – 8 July 1963.

6492d Combat Cargo (Troop Carrier) Provisional: attached 21 September 1962 – 8 December 1962.

6250th Tactical Air Support Provisional: attached 1 August 1965 – 8 November 1965.

2d Tactical Fighter: 8 November 1966 – 1 April 1966.

3d Tactical Fighter: 8 November 1965 – 1 April 1966.

8th Tactical Fighter: attached 8 December 1965 – 31 March 1966.

14th Air Commando: 8 March 1966 – 1 April 1966.

315th Air Commando: attached 8 March 1966 – 31 March 1966.

55th Tactical Fighter: attached 8 November 1965 – 31 March 1966.

366th Tactical Fighter: 20 March 1966 – 31 March 1966.

460th Tactical Reconnaissance: 18 February 1966 – 1 April 1966.

6234th Tactical Fighter: attached 8 July 1965 – 1 April 1966.

6251st Tactical Fighter: 8 July 1965 – 18 February 1966.

6252d Tactical Fighter: 8 July 1965 – 1 April 1966.

6234th Tactical Fighter Provisional: attached 5 April 1965 – 8 July 1965.

6235th Tactical Fighter Provisional: attached 8 April 1965 – 8 July 1965 (not operational).