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1-6-C-M-4....... US NAVY B-3 FLYING GLOVES ....Extrememly accurate reproduction of the gloves worn by US Navy Pilots throughout WWII....made of thin supple leather for finger dexterity, and of correct tan leather with silver USN markings on top of glove and Spec. ## inside glove.....new condition, have a few in large and medium.....state size preference......can either wear these or use for display....measure about 12" long...$36 per pair
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2-18-C-M-4...BOEING B-17 "FLYING FORTRESS" PANEL PLAQUE, 1940-90's...The aluminum one and one half by four inch black & silver plaque which was affixed to the lower left corner of the pilots instrument panel of a B-17...a recent restoration of a Fortress revealed that no original plaques could be located, so the group obtained original dwgs for same from Boeing & had some made as per original...I bought the extras...vertical "Boeing" logo with large FLYING FORTRESS...4 rivet attach holes in edges...one can be yours...for...$ 24.
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3-20-C-M-4.....CURTISS SC-1 SCOUT FIGHTER ENGINE DTA PLATE......Few of us remember this single seat shipboard US Navy Scout plane, probably because it did not enter service until 1945, just at the end of WWII.......powered by Curtiss Wright R-1820-62 Cyclone engine.......this engine data plate is aluminum 3" by 5", curved to the shape of the engine case, and stamped with various information such as Bureau number, blower ratio, magneto timing, etc......black paint is chipped off, but plate in amazingly good condition....have a couple available...quite obscure.......$40 |
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4-27-C-M-4....U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES DECALS.......These are nice reproductions of 3" by 4" color water transfer decals........Have insignia and "U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES" name across bottom. Can be applied face up or face down to your favorite plane, toolbox, or stick one on your BMW and make people really wonder..............$5 for a pair
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5-5-C-M-4............ GUNNER WINGS 'MODIFIED' ........Look familiar?......Yes, these are WWII GUNNER wings that have been modified into this attractive lapel pin ........wings have been removed, and stick pin back attached on reverse side......marked 'Amico STERLING' on reverse.......in good condition and looks to have been professional work, not 'hacked' like we see some WWII artwork.........measures about 1/2" tall....not sure, but I think they are original......$32
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6-21-C-M-4...AIR CORPS PILOTS "THROAT" MICROPHONE, WW II,...In the original 1944 dated boxes unused USAAF pilots 'throat' mike...remember those movie scenes where the handsome P-51 pilot puts his hand to his throat and sez "I'm goin' in !..."....well, he was wearing one of these...have several available...you can get yours for a measly......$ 26
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.7-35-C-M-4......US IDENTIFICATION CHART OF TUPOLEV SB-3 BOMBER ......A common sight on any barracks, quonset hut, planning room, pilot lounge, etc....chart was used by Allied Training Divisions for training and updated information on identifying friend or foe....pilots, aircrew (read trigger happy gunners!), AAA installations ground observers, shipmates all had to know the difference between a B-26 and a He-111....25" by 18.5" US Naval Aviation Training Division chart depicts Andrei Tupolev designed medium bomber used by Nationalist Chinese against Japan as well as Russians during WWII.....dated Feb. 1944, this chart is real, and in very good condition........shows numerous angles of plane, coding for identifiable features, and relative size.....shipped rolled......genuine.....$18
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8-24-C-M-4...50 CALIBER AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN AMMO CAN, WW II..The type 0-1 small ammunition can as used early in the war...these. can be seen in the original combat footage, "Memphis Belle"..used when more bulky ammo chutes jammed & got in the way...this 30 round 'saddle' can clipped on the side of the flexible ..50...made of stamped metal with top carrying handle...size 4x6x7" ....have several in original 1942 packing...make an unusual lunch box... the price each...$ 39.
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9-24-C-M-4...COMPUTER, TRUE AIRSPEED, AIR CORPS, 1942....Used by most all the USAAC pilots & the navigators in WW II...type G-1 binary handheld computer made of black plastic with yellow-green numbers to show up in night U.V. cockpit lighting... 8 inch double rotating discs with clear lucite cursor
arm..."SET AIR TEMP & PRESSURE ALTITUDE AGAINST THE INDICATED AIRSPEED AND READ T.A.S."...have several in original wartime dated boxes....price each...$17. |
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10-10-C-M-4......DOUGLAS A-26 INVADER CONTROL WHEEL CENTER CAP.........Fit in the center of the control wheel of Douglas A-26 Invader (later known as the B-26 Invader during Korea and Vietnam)........cap measures about 2.75" across........black cap with silver center marked 'Douglas' at top, logo of world in middle, and 3 aiplanes flying around it, and slogan " First Around The World "..........( referring to Douglas World Cruisers of 1924 globe circling flight).......excellent condition, I have a couple available.....SOLD
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Curtiss and Jon Aldrich
Pine Mountain Lake Airport
P.O. Box 9
Big Oak Flat, CA 95305
24/7 ph/fax 209-962-6121