semperbee Posted December 3, 2021 Share #1 Posted December 3, 2021 Found these at estate sale of a USAF vet. Does anyone know what time frame the blue duffles were issued? The Aviator's kit bag is OD canvas with the owner's name stenciled across the top. (same name as found on the duffle bag). Also picked up a MB-4A navigation computer kit, not sure if all the pieces in the folder are actual issued equipment. Not shown is a MBU-5/P oxygen mask that I posted in the Flying helmet & acces section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B. Posted December 3, 2021 Share #2 Posted December 3, 2021 My Father was in the USAF in the mid-1950s and had two blue duffle bags. According to him, they weren't issued for very long - if that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted December 3, 2021 Share #3 Posted December 3, 2021 That little rectangular silver thing down at the bottom left of the lower photo is an erasing shield. Very common to anyone who did or does mechanical drafting in pencil on paper, and taken with the other drafting gizmos shown would make perfect sense as GI. By the way... when I was in USAF starting 1963 seeing one of those blue duffle bags was about as scarce as being issued blue blankets - highly sought after. In a BMT flight of 70 or so there might have been maybe 5 of each. Everything else was Army greenish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milsurp_scout_14 Posted December 12, 2021 Share #4 Posted December 12, 2021 All of the blue duffels I've seen were dated between 1951-1956. I've never seen one dated later than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semperbee Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted December 12, 2021 Here's the label stamped on the inside, somewhat hard to read. Maybe 1957 or am I looking in the wrong place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwcosol Posted December 18, 2021 Share #6 Posted December 18, 2021 Was rearranging stuff in the garage and dug out my blue duffel. It is very heavy blue cotton webbing and marked "US" in white ink near the bottom of the sack. Markings on the inside web rim appears to read: Bag, Duffel, Cotton Duck _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ? (over) DSA-1-8178-8465-263 (or 8)-5456 + "13" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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