GREAT WORLD WAR II US ARMY AIR FORCES UNIFORM GROUPING. INCLUDED IN THIS NAMED GROUP IS A RARE PAIR OF RAF 1936 PATTERN FLIGHT BOOTS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION THAT WERE MADE IN USA. THIS TYPE BOOT WAS HIGHLY DESIRED BY AMERICAN FLYERS AND I HAVE NOT FOUND AN EXAMPLE YET THAT WAS MADE IN US. THE BROWN SHEARLING LINED BOOTS WERE TYPICALLY MADE AND USED BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE. THE OWNER OF THESE BOOTS WAS WITH THE 5TH AIR FORCE, WHICH WAS STATIONED IN AUSTRALIA. THE BOOTS ARE STAMPED EXTRA LARGE, BUT THEY MEASURE A SIZE 10. ALSO IN THIS GROUP IS A PAIR OF TYPE B-3A FLIGHT GLOVES IN MINT CONDITION AND A SUMMER FLIGHT SUIT. THE GLOVES ARE SIZE 10, WHICH FIT A LARGE HAND. THE FLIGHT SUIT IS MARKED A SIZE 38, MADE BY THE S. THERE ARE SOME SPOTS ON THE SUIT ON THE LEGS AND ARMS. ALSO IN HERE IS AN UNUSED TOOLED LEATHER WALLET WITH USAAF WINGS ON ONE SIDE AND THE OWNERS INITIALS ON THE OTHER. THE VETERAN THAT THESE ITEMS BELONGED TO WAS STAFF SERGEANT SELWYN G. HE WAS WITH THE 5TH AIR FORCE IN THE PACIFIC THEATER FLYING IN B-26 MARAUDERS OUT OF AUSTRALIA. HE WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER WITH THE 22ND BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 1ST RECON SQUADRON. THIS IS A FINE GROUP OF ITEMS THAT I HAVE CHOSEN TO KEEP TOGETHER. THE BOOTS ARE BY FAR THE RAREST OF THE LOT, DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THEM! I NEGLECTED TO MENTION THAT ONE OF THE PULL STRAPS ON THE RIGHT BOOT IS MISSING. AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST IT CAME UNSTITCHED. EASILY REPLACED BY A BOOT SHOP. The item “WWII US ARMY AIR FORCES NAMED GROUP, RARE 1936 FLIGHT BOOTS, FLIGHT SUIT, GLOVES” is in sale since Thursday, February 18, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Uniforms”. The seller is “akcache” and is located in Durango, Colorado. This item can be shipped to United States, to all countries in Europe, to Canada, to Japan, to Australia.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States