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Korean War Era 5th Air Force Uniform - theater made insignia


McDermut99
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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. 

 

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CNY Militaria

Great uniform! The earl USAF ones with bullion insignia are under appreciated in my opinion, but often works of art.

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