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RARE NAMED ORIGINAL WORLD WAR TWO 8th U. ARMY AIR FORCE FIGHTER PILOT UNIFORM GROUP. THIS IS NOT A MODERN COPY OR A MODERN REPRODUCTION, IT CAME FROM AN OLD ESTATE. UNIFORM GROUP OF 1st LIEUTENANT EUGENE L. CZAPLA, 361st FIGHTER GROUP, 8th U. THE IKE STYLE JACKET & PANTS WERE CUSTOM MADE IN ENGLAND DURING THE WAR, OCTOBER 1944, USING BRITISH OFFICER UNIFORM MATERIAL BY CUSTOM TAILOR CARR. SON & WOOD, CAMBRIDGE & LONDON. FEATURES ORIGINAL INSIGNIA INCLUDING BRITISH MADE BULLION EMBROIDERED LIEUTENANT BARS, 8th ARMY AIR FORCE PATCH & U. ARMY AIR FORCE PILOT WINGS. THE 361st FIGHTER GROUP PROVIDED SUPPORT MISSIONS FOR THE 1944 INVASION OF NORMANDY FRANCE. CZAPLA FLEW 270 COMBAT HOURS WITH THE UNIT AND IS CREDITED FOR ONE ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. HE SURVIVED THE WAR BUT WAS KILLED IN A P-51 AIRCRAFT TRAINING FLIGHT CRASH IN THE UNITED STATES IN DECEMBER 1946. INCLUDED IS HIS NAMED ORIGINAL U. MADE, ARMY OFFICER VISOR HAT WITH CHOCOLATE COLORED GABARDINE TOP (NAME & SERVICE NUMBER ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEATHER BILL). ALSO, ORIGINAL FLIGHT LOG BOOK FROM HIS FLIGHT QUALIFICATION TRAINING DAYS IN THE U. (NOT WW2 COMBAT) & ARMY AIR FORCE PROP & WING FLIGHT TRAINING FLAG. THIS WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION!! Doing that is against U. Postal Service is based on the value & weight of the item(s) when packed. Order with Confidence, we have been in business for over 40 years. Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed! The free listing tool. The item “RARE NAMED 8th US ARMY AIR FORCE FLIGHTER PILOT 1944 BRITISH Made UNIFORM GROUP” is in sale since Saturday, December 26, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Uniforms”. The seller is “battlefield.store” and is located in Henderson, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.