Vintage US Air Force Jet Age pilot helmets (including a P-1B P-1 series helmet and an HGU-2/P helmet), plus K-2B and CWU/47 flight suits, flight gear, L-2B flight jackets, flight manuals, etc. from a Cold War bomber pilot who flew A-26, B-57 and B-66 bombers and then flew C-130's and C-141's in Vietnam. The photos above show just some of the items: the complete inventory and dozens of photos can be seen at: usmilitariaforum.com
This grouping is from the career of a US Air Force pilot who started out as an enlisted man in the Air Corps in WWII, got his private pilot wings in the late 1940's, joined the US Air Force in the early 50's, became a USAF pilot and flew B-25's, A-26's, T-33's, B-57's, B-66's, C-130's and C-141's. He had more than a thousand hours in the B-66 and C-130, more than 2,000 hours in the C-141 and almost 600 combat flying hours in Vietnam, according items included in the grouping. He retired as a Major in 1974.
This grouping is from the career of a US Air Force pilot who started out as an enlisted man in the Air Corps in WWII, got his private pilot wings in the late 1940's, joined the US Air Force in the early 50's, became a USAF pilot and flew B-25's, A-26's, T-33's, B-57's, B-66's, C-130's and C-141's. He had more than a thousand hours in the B-66 and C-130, more than 2,000 hours in the C-141 and almost 600 combat flying hours in Vietnam, according items included in the grouping. He retired as a Major in 1974.
