warguy Posted August 21, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 21, 2020 A couple years ago I picked up a really nice inter war dress cap and Sam Browne belt at a local estate sale. They belonged to the same man. I have always wanted a pilots display from that period so I have been on the look out for a tunic. One came my way a couple weeks ago. Here is how the display turned out. The material on the hat matches the uniform perfectly and the leather in the hat is an exact match to the belt. I am pretty pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crow 1986 Posted August 21, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 21, 2020 Dang! You've got very right to be pleased, nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warguy Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted August 21, 2020 By the way for some reason the hat looks big in the photo, kinda like those dogs with the fish eye lenses focused in their nose. Must have been the camera angle, doesn’t look that pronounced in “real life”. First time I have posted using shots from my phone, I am sure it was operator error! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warguy Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted August 22, 2020 Thanks Old Crow. Here is a colorized photo of Doolittle in the day wearing the same uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 22, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 22, 2020 Excellent uniform, Here's a photo study of these interwar aviator uniforms being worn - Pineapple Army: Luke Field (Ford Island) Pilots & Staff - Territory of Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted August 22, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 22, 2020 Looks great. I too enjoy the uniforms of the interwar period. Excellent example you have there. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warguy Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted August 22, 2020 Thanks guys, Salvage Sailor that thread is fantastic. Thanks for sharing. I found it interesting that both the wool and cotton uniforms were being worn at the same time, and that the wool dress cap shown here was worn with the cotton khaki uniform. Makes more sense to me now why I bought this hat and a khaki uniform together. The variations in the wings are sure evident as well. Thanks again. When putting this together, I was initially surprised to find that they wore a white shirt and black tie with this uniform. Does anyone know if they wore a tan khaki shirt? Two of those were in the estate sale as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_hinch Posted August 23, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 23, 2020 Wow Kevin, that really displays great! I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted December 10, 2022 Share #9 Posted December 10, 2022 Great uniform, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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