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1-25-C-M-8....USAAF NAVIGATORS TYPE A-4 BRIEFCASE INSERT....Carried inside the larger leather "BrainBag" by Army Air Force Navigators in WW11...this 9x14" brown leatherette insert has pockets to hold aeronautical charts, and E-6B computor and pencils, pens, plotter, etc...still a usable item for todays pilot and you will wow the airport bums when they see you with a real WW11 AAF item...has embossed on outside, "NAVIGATORS CASE INSERT TYPE A-4"...we have several available in used cond.............$29
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2-26-C-M-8........ USAAF SILK SCARF WWII .... Attractive 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 U.S.A.A.F. logo and 'Army Air Forces'.... quality is excellent.....often seen worn by pilots in formal dress uniform....have a few of these...new condition..........$16 each
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3-65-C-M-8..... NEW OLD STOCK DOUGLAS C-54 SKYMASTER CAPTAIN SEAT...........This is the left seat of the 4 engine transport made famous during the end of WWII, Berlin Airlift, firefighting, and about every single airline after WWII until well into the 1960's..........note the offset cutout in the seat for the control column, it was offset only one way........ unbelievably this seat is still in original 'un-restored' new old stock condition!.......olive drab leather seat cushions are an integral part of the seat, as are the armrests.....original metal seat framework, adjust lever and 3" seatbelt attach points all in new condition, 60 years new... large coil spring on rear of seat for vertical adjust........ metal data plate on rear of seat-back, marked................ THE AEROTHERM CORP., BANTAM CONNECTICUT, CAA APPROVED, 168 PILOT SEAT, MFR'S PART NUM. 21346, SERIAL NUMBER 1035 AND CONTRACT NUMBERS............seat is still comfortable and supple to sit on.....there is wear (from poor handling) to the edges of the leather in a few places (look close at photos)........no corrosion, all hardware intact, clean, and still smells good!........drawing of seat taken from original C-54 Manual........these seats are NOT the same as the next Douglas, the postwar DC-6........approx. 25" wide and 29" tall, very sturdy (and kinda heavy too!).......probably as close as most of us will ever get to sitting in the captain's chair of a WWII four engine transport......not cheap, but this is the only one of these seats we have had in this condition in our 40+ years of business...........$595
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| 4-11-C-M-8..........BOEING (LOCKHEED) B-17 FORTRESS DATA PLATE......At the outbreak of WWII, successful heavy bomber desings were few and far between......Boeing couldn't churn out the "Forts" fast enough, so numerous other aircraft companies built the planes under contract......Lockheed built about 2700 planes throughout the war under license to Boeing...this is an exact replica of the data plate that was affixed to each made from the factory drawings...size approx 2 1/4 by 4"..........$59 |  |
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5-27-C-M-8.............. USAAF SILK SCARF WWII .... Attractive reproduction 100% pure white silk scarf..... measures 6 feet in length and 1 foot wide...each end is embroidered with the letters ,"U.S.A.A.F."in dark blue thread.... quality is excellent.....often seen worn by pilots in formal dress uniform....have a few of these....new condition...$16 each
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| 6-24-W-C-M-8...USN/USMC AERIAL GUNNERS EMBLEM, WW11....Insignia proudly worn by Navy and Marine Aerial Gunners during WW11...this is the dress version of Bullion Silver on black felt...size 2 1/2 x 2 3/4"...this is authentic WW11 mfg ...$39. |
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7-1-C-M-8.......... DUAL TEMP. INDICATOR GAUGE ....Original 3 and 1/8" diameter units as used in the Lockheed P-38 for coolant and carb. air, as well as the Northrop P-61 for carb. air.......unique to the twin engine aircraft.......good condition with AN5795 marked data tags on rear of case.........don't know if these work, they are electrically powered and I don't have a spare P-38 laying around to test!.........$55 |
| 8-29-C-M-8........WWII US MILITARY ID MODEL ...Becoming extremely scarce, this is an original identification model of the Japanese Nakajima Type 97 Bomber and Scout aircraft......constructed of a solid black plastic material, it is dated June '42 on belly.....used by every arm of the US Military, these were used to realisticly teach rapid and positive ID of both friend and foe....about 1/72 scale, these models fetured numerous details of the actual aircraft..... broken(missing) left horizontal stabilizer .....otherwise good shape....reasonably priced at..... $45 |  |
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9-30-C-M-8...... DOUGLAS DC-4 C-54 CENTER CAP ..Original new old stock Douglas control wheel center caps!! Beautiful Cream colored 'Douglas' with sky blue formation of 3 aircraft 'flying' across the maroon colored background... plastic cap snapped over the nut in the center of wheel, unfortunately, it unsnapped with the flick of a pocket knife.......most were taken home as souvenirs soon after the planes were delivered from the factory....now hard to find....original to DC-4, DC-6, early DC-7, C-54, R5D and R6D......about 2.75" across in excellent new old stock condition.......SOLD
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10-31-C-M-8.......... US NAVY SILK AVIATORS SCARF........ Excellent reproduction of Naval Aviators scarf in 100% pure white silk.... each end embroidered with the letters ,"U.S.N."in dark blue thread....measures 6' long and 1' wide....these were not only used to 'look like a pilot' but also served as a handy means of wiping sweat off the brow, cleaning goggles, wiping oil off the windshield, etc!....new condition repro...... $16
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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