Thanks for your reply! Do you have any idea of what era the eagle belongs to? Glad it is at least a good eagle and not a total reproduction.   Kind regards,   Robert

Absolutely stellar post and research on this not well covered topic 

Nice patches from a long lost era.  A lot of people don't know that SAC had their own airlift aircraft as well assigned to Strategic Support Squadrons.   -Ski

Ken probably already posted this photo here in the past, but if not, it might be a relatively easy one to do a Then & Now comparison 😊     Also note the field-applied blackout light on the right fender, complete with early Dodge WC bracket.    

How rare is that?  Mess dress uniforms do nothing for me, but this one......   -Ski

Nice haul!  I would love to see a close up of the ribbons.   -Ski

Oh, you have to grab that!   Well done!   -Ski

Neat collection!   -Ski

53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team SSI Florida Army National Guardsmen stand near the White House on June 3, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images.  

Ken How many times did you hear about crated Jeeps being buried on wartime airfields before the 'Yanks' left. Never an eye witness , they always heard it from a friend who knew someone who heard it from someone that was there.  There must be at least one out there somewhere in an old forgotten storage hanger or shed........  Having said that when we used to do gliding the one guy was a farmer and he stored some of the gliders in his barn. He told us that Rolls Royce bought an old small quarry on his land and used it to bury hundreds of aircraft engines that were still crated. Afterwards they added about 20ft of blitz rubble to seal it before finishing off with top soil. I never pushed him for details of the quarry as I had no way of digging it.