Very cool. Great album, have you checked to see if there's writings on the back of any of the photos?

My late dad was a WWII USN veteran.  I remember him telling me about the time a Navy flyer crashed upon landing on a runway, I do not recall which island. Pilot was killed; told me someone stole the wristwatch off the dead pilot's arm. Not sure of his exact words now but it was along the lines of, if a guy was a lowlife in civilian life, he was a lowlife in the service. I knew some real losers in the Army. 

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BLO and mineral spirits mixed at a 50%-50% rate and applied sparingly, excess removed with cheese cloth has given me excellent results. When done properly I have never had any "sticky" residue remaining on the wood. Again, apply sparingly, it is much easier to apply additional light coats if needed or desired.  Cheese cloth with your choice of oil/cleaner is also very good for cleaning old filthy, grungy stocks.  I always add the lightest/small amounts of whichever oil/cleaner I am using onto the cheese cloth. But I am the same when painting be it exterior or interior, multiple lights coats to avoid a mess.    And as mentioned above, treat the cheese cloth as any other rag and dispose of properly.  

It protects the guidance wires and keeps them from tangling. I googled it.

Got to say, these English made wings are a bit of a minefield. I’m certainly starting to see the traits that the bad ones exhibit.  Should I be seeing round wire C catches across the board on these Fireman made wings in general?   

Detroit and area have had some hard times but it’s bouncing back.   There are many people who fell on hard times due to no fault of their own.

Go through this topic to see the uniform items and insignia worn, you will see a lot of WWII MPs.      

When it opens up, is it hard to push back down? Does it lock in place?

“Ideals are peaceful. History is violent.” - Fury   “The worst thing about treating those combat boys from the Great War wasn't that they had had their flesh torn, it was that they had had their souls torn out. I don't want to look in your eyes someday, and see no spark, no love, no... no life. That would break my heart." - Pacific