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Up for sale is a bullion 16th USAF patch from the 1957 movie “JET PILOT” with John Wayne and Janet Leigh. It’s excellent condition. For a post WW2 patch surprisingly it DOES NOT GLOW under black light. This is the only one I’ve even seen in 45 years of collecting. Don’t think you will ever find another. Please check the photos.

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Original USA One Sheet 27×41 inch movie poster sent to theaters, in envelopes, in America for marketing purposes. Condition is GOOD+, with few visible pin holes and natural edge and fold wear. Well preserved, poster is rippled, and there is a vertical crease. Still beautifully colorful and after simple linenbacking will display very well. Note that RKO had ceased to exist at the time this movie was released, and that Universal probably re-used old printing plates, and put their logo at the bottom, which explains why both studios are printed. Directed by JOSEF von SERNBERG, co-Produced by HOWARD HUGHES. TAGLINE : Greatest Air Spectacle of the Jet Age! SO BIG it took years to make! – Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR. Shannon has a scheme of his own. BEHIND THE SCENES TRIVIA : The U. Air Force, still taking advantage of Chuck Yeager’s 1947 supersonic flight for publicity, offered his services as a stunt pilot. During a stunt involving the inverted dive of an F-86, Yeager misjudged the dive and overstressed the plane’s tail, causing the horizontal stabilizer to come apart while he was too low to eject. He barely managed to pull out. Howard Hughes intended to make a “jet-age” Hell’s Angels (1930) to the extent that the flying scenes were the most important element, and led to his obsessive re-editing that stretched into years. By the time it was finally released to the public in 1957 the aircraft featured were already obsolete Howard Hughes intended to show off the latest in aircraft technology in 1949-50 (when this film was shot). The last two flights of the first Bell X-1, Glamorous Glennis, were filmed for inclusion in Jet Pilot. It played the part of a Soviet “parasite fighter”. The movie shows it being launched from Boeing EB-50A Superfortress, serial 46-0007. The X-1 was repainted for its role. The vertical stabilizer, fairings on the top and bottom of the fuselage, and the left wing and horizontal stabilizer were painted white. It continued to wear the movie makeup while displayed at the National Air and Space Museum until it was restored for installation in the Milestones of Flight Gallery in 1976. In 1952, at the height of The Cold War, those “take cover” drills, the Joseph McCarthy Hearings and the aftermath of the 1951 Rosenberg Trials, this picture featured John Wayne–in real life a staunch anti-communist–portraying an American pilot in love with a defecting Russian spy. Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were accused of being spies for the Soviet Union, tried and found guilty and executed, in 1953, for conspiracy to commit espionage. The film was put on the shelf until 1957. By that time RKO was under new ownership, Howard Hughes had departed and McCarthy had been severely discredited for many of his earlier activities during the infamous 1954 “Army McCarthy Hearings”. The film was produced in 1950 by RKO, which was owned by Howard Hughes. CAST Includes : JOHN WAYNE, Janet Leight, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix, Richard Rober, Hans Conried, Gene Evans, Paul Frees, Don Haggerty, Lamont Johnson, Denver Pyle, Kenneth Tobey, Mamie Van Doren, Roland Winters, Ivan Triesault, Carleton, Phil Arnold, Young, Chuck Yeager (aerial stunt man). This item is in the category “Entertainment Memorabilia\Movie Memorabilia\Posters\Originals-United States\1950-59″. The seller is “hardtofindrare” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Macau.

• Size: USA One Sheet (27×41)
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Genre: Action ColdWar Cult Classic Drama Romance Suspense
• Year: 1950-59
• Object Type: Poster
• Industry: Movies
• Title: JET PILOT (1957)

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Repro John Wayne Tiger Vest. Made in Hong Kong. East Asia Supply Co. The item “Repro Vietnam John Wayne Tiger USAF Vest Last One” is in sale since Wednesday, September 11, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Vietnam (1961-75)\Reproductions”. The seller is “eastasiasupplyco” and is located in Hong Kong. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Hong Kong

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AMAZING BBI F-16 ELITE MODEL. SEE PICTURES FOR CONDITION. MISSING MOUNTS FOR WINGTIPS, BUT HAS THE MISSILES NEEDED. PILOT ALSO MISSING ONE ARM. PLEASE BE AWARE BEFORE PURCHASING. The item “BBI ELITE Force F-16 USAF Fort Wayne Jet Scale 1/18 RARE” is in sale since Tuesday, March 31, 2020. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Military\Aircraft\Airplanes”. The seller is “edge*enterprises” and is located in Troy, Michigan. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Scale: 1:18
• Brand: Elite

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AMAZING BBI F-16 ELITE MODEL. SEE PICTURES FOR CONDITION. MISSING MOUNTS FOR WINGTIPS, BUT HAS THE MISSILES NEEDED. PILOT ALSO MISSING ONE ARM. PLEASE BE AWARE BEFORE PURCHASING. The item “BBI ELITE Force F-16 USAF Fort Wayne Jet Scale 1/18 RARE” is in sale since Wednesday, February 5, 2020. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Military\Aircraft\Airplanes”. The seller is “edge*enterprises” and is located in Troy, Michigan. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Scale: 1:18
• Brand: Elite

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AMAZING BBI F-16 ELITE MODEL. SEE PICTURES FOR CONDITION. MISSING MOUNTS FOR WINGTIPS, BUT HAS THE MISSILES NEEDED. PILOT ALSO MISSING ONE ARM. PLEASE BE AWARE BEFORE PURCHASING. The item “BBI ELITE Force F-16 USAF Fort Wayne Jet Scale 1/18 RARE” is in sale since Sunday, December 1, 2019. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Military\Aircraft\Airplanes”. The seller is “edge*enterprises” and is located in Troy, Michigan. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Scale: 1:18
• Brand: Elite

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John Wayne Tiger Flying Jacket L2B. Patterns and colors copied from original samples. MADE IN HONG KONG. Old Stock YKK Zipper, Iron Pinlocking (Rectangular Puller). Orange Bright Colour Lining. Sleeve Length 26 inch. The item “Repro Vietnam John Wayne Tiger Stripe L2B Flight Jacket USAF US Small NOT Mccoy” is in sale since Tuesday, February 12, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Vietnam (1961-75)\Original Period Items\Uniforms”. The seller is “eastasiasupplyco” and is located in Hong Kong. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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