McDermut99 Posted July 10, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 10, 2020 I picked this up at a flea market last year and tucked it in storage until I could get around to selling/trading it, and thought I'd share it here first. It's a USAF officer tunic from the Korean War era that belonged to a 1st Lt. pilot in the 5th Air Force. The eye catcher is of course the all bullion insignia. The best part is the Japanese-made 5th AF patch, which is bullion on felt. The Lt. bars, wings and "U.S." are silver bullion on maybe cardstock or similar backing, then sewn onto the uniform. Sadly it's not named in any way, there is some red thread sewn into the nape area but it doesn't make any sense to me. The bugs had gone after it some before I bought it, including some of the patch and it was victimized by a wire hanger for some time. Overall it doesn't detract too much, and the uniform still displays very nicely. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted July 11, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 11, 2020 Great uniform! The earl USAF ones with bullion insignia are under appreciated in my opinion, but often works of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 11, 2020 Share #3 Posted July 11, 2020 Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crow 1986 Posted July 11, 2020 Share #4 Posted July 11, 2020 Great looking tunic, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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