Impress USA WWII aviators Bashny.Net

Status of aviators in the United States was perhaps the highest.
Pilots were allowed much, there were no restrictions on the design of summer clothes. Leather jackets are usually decorated with cartoon characters and Pin-Up-girls.
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Bee with a red bomb - the emblem of the 21st Squadron. The jacket belongs to Captain Pruetu flying in the B-24:



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Jacket Richard Fitskuka, pilot B-17G «El Lobo II», carried out 30 sorties in the 457-th group of bombers:



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Camels mean in this pilot jacket military transport aircraft that its main route ran through the Himalayas. Number of camels - the number of departures, one turning camel - the crew had to turn back because of engine trouble:



This jacket A-2 belonged to Sergeant James Eagan, 458-I group of bombers. The number corresponds to the number of bombs departures:



American aerial gunner from the 86th squadron of bombers:



Jacket Lieutenant Ken Strong, 319 Squadron:



Jacket B-17 pilot from 306 Squadron. In accordance with the number of bombs painted shows that the aviator made 35 sorties



Pilot Armstrong made 30 sorties on B-24, 577 Squadron:



Pilot B-17 Parker, 568 Squadron. Parachute indicates that he had to jump from the downed aircraft:



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