Hi all!
Sorry to ask another question, but was there a Zeppelin named tunic at the show?? I believe I saw a photo of it, but was it for sale?? Sorry for the questions but I would love to contact the owner of the tunic.
For sale..this kills me but a Bavarian Raupenhelm with plume is calling me :D
12th Hussar one year vollenteer tunic. Tunic sky blue with silver cords. The cords and buttons retain a really nice silver frosting to them. The tunic is near MINT with a small fray right at the left tress border...
If this was an Infantry unit, would not the wrappen, for this date, still have the Ivy between the lion's legs??
Was that not a standard feature of all Bavaria's wrappens?? Could this one have been replaced?
Uniform of Fredrick I Ordway. Assigned to the 94th Aero (B Flight) and 27th Aero (B Flight flying Sopwith Camels), one unconfirmed kill against a DFW over Soissons in July 1918. His portrait hangs above the uniform.
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Uniform to LT Paul Paul Montague of the 95th Aero Squadron (the Kicking Mules). I am still researching the dates, and Jasta, but Lt Montague was assigned to the 95th, and one month later shot down and wounded. He spent the rest of the war a POW behind the lines.
More research to follow...
Uniform of LT Bill Mooney.
LT Mooney was one of the few USAAS pilots, called "the Warbirds" that flew with the British during the war. He flew with 211 Squadron flying the DH4. On September 29th, 1918 Lt Mooney took off on a bombing mission on Courtrai. He was shot down in flames...
Tunic of LT Lyle Corlette. He was inducted at Schenectady, NY and sent to Issoudon, France for training. The wings are French made, as is the tunic. Lt Corlette saw no combat time, however he saw much flying time (as noticed by his three chevrons) over German lines enforcing the armistice...
Closeup LT Anderson
The observer wing is British made in silk (as is proper as he started with the RFC). He flew several combat missions before, and after the inception of the 258th. He is one of only five groups to see combat with the 258th.
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I guess since I started this post, I should finally add to it! :)
The panel is the symbol of the 258th Aero Squadron, a depiction of a sculpture of a lion. The insignia is entitled, " the Lion of Belfort" in honor of a prominent statue in Belfort. The 258th was stationed at Luxeuil, which was...
Hi Tony!!
Amazing tunics!!
I am betting we can find who the American was. Mexican border service will narrow down the lists, most likely he was from New England or Chicago.
I will start to pull through my references
Mine is coming, my mannequin wont stand up yet :-P
I am not sure if this is the place for this topic, but after seeing Alan's named US Observer grouping, I thought we could start a posting, showing documented fliers uniforms from WWI. Let's do any country, documented suits are rare enough to warrant their own topic.
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Alan
Thanks a ton for the information!! Any way I could impose on you to show a photo of the whole uniform in a new thread? I'd love to see the whole thing, detailing the cut of the uniform. The foreign made US uniforms are in a class all their own.
How about if we start a WWI...