1-27-B-M-1........US ARMY AIR CORPS SILK SCARF .... Great reproduction 100% pure white silk scarf..... measures 6 feet in length and 1 foot wide.... correct single 'ply' of silk.....each end is embroidered with 'ARMY AIR CORPS' and "winged prop emblem"... quality is excellent...often seen worn by pilots in formal dress uniform....have a few of these...new condition ....reproduction...$16 each

2-1-B-M-1.....REPORT OF FACT FINDING COMMITTEE ON CONTROL OF AIRPLANE HANGAR FIRES, SEPT. 1, 1930...........SOLD

3-3-B-M-1...ARMY AIR CORPS "E.M. COLLAR BRASS...WW II...Well made of solid brass, these are the shirt & tunic collar emblems worn by all the old 'brown shoe' enlisted Army Air Corps men back in the '30s & thru WW II...winged propeller emblem on circular brass disk...these are the early screwback style favored by the old timers, (later style had clutch fastener)...I've got a small lot of them removed from uniforms at wars end...spprox 1" in diameter...Get a set of two for...$ 14

4-5-B-M-1.......US AIR CORPS DZUS TOOL just this one 1930's USAC dzus tool available....SOLD

5-47-B-M-1.... GOSPORT ASSY.......Used starting in the 1930's, this system was the 'intercom' used in open cockpit tandem aircraft such as PT-17 Stearman and Ryan PT-22 for the instructor to communicate with the student......roughly 6' rubber tube connects the mouthpiece to the headset.....made of rubber tube, plastic ends and leather cord...requires use of helmet with 2" ear cups......a real find, NEW OLD STOCK ORIGINAL gosports in excellent condition....... a couple available at $85 each

6-5-B-M-1........ WILLSON MK.1 GOGGLES AND ALUMINUM 'COFFIN' CASE.......Issued to early Naval Pilots flying F4B2 and also sold to Sportsman Civil pilots of the era (Howard Hughes had a pair).......... these were the finest flying goggles available........the double convex optically pure glass has been ground down from an inch thick block to precision standards....costing a week's pay in the '30's.....few non military pilots could afford these.......mfg. by both Willson and Fischer Co. in the late '20's and 1930's....this pair is in original condition with straight frames and undamaged glass (only a few minor marks).....original looped type adj. elastic strap.... face cushion has hardened with age and should be replaced if these are intended to be worn........aluminum coffin case is a Fischer Pilot Goggle with original felt liner in lid and functioning hinges and tabs....... SOLD

9-20-B-M-1....PRATT & WHITNEY ENGINE CASE EMBLEM....This is the old style and beautiful P&W emblem which sat in holder just below the prop shaft of a Pratt & Whitney Radial Air craft engine...these early 1930/40's style were heavy fired cloisenne on copper base (later ones were thin painted brass)...two inch diameter...these were one of the first things aircrew 'liberated' as souvenirs by prying off with knife blade during WW11....$47

10-4-B-M-1....... AERIAL GUNNERY AND BOMBING TRAINING REGULATION MANUAL, 1929....From War Dept and dated March 11, 1929, a 37 page manual on regulations, principles, description of courses on aerial gunnery and bombing matches.... description of bomb targets... description of aerial gunnery targets.... a most interesting look at how the Air Service set up and graded these events........$30

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