United States. An Army Air Forces Flying Officer's Uniform, C.1945

Includes: tunic and pants. The tunic is fabricated from a fine brown wool, with button down epaulette straps on both shoulders, secured in place by a small gilt-finished brass button bearing the United States coat-of-arms. The front has four pockets, one on each breast which have decorative straps giving them a pleated-look, the other two at the waist are without pleats and are larger and deeper than the breast pockets. All four pockets have fold over button down flaps with reinforced button holes and small gilt-finished brass buttons bearing the United States coat-of-arms, the two smaller breast pockets each with two snaps. Each of the collars are adorned with a U.S. Collar Badge and Army Air Corps Collar Badge, each of which is secured in place by dual push pins. The front is completed by a vertical row of three large gilt-finished brass buttons bearing the United States coat-of-arms on the right side, with a replacement caramel-colored large plastic button placed in the last position, all four of which face an equal number of reinforced button holes on the left side. The three large gilt-finished brass buttons are maker marked "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. CONN." on their reverses, as are the other six small gilt-finished brass buttons on the tunic. The breast and waist pockets are separated by a 55 mm wide belt that is stitched in place around the circumference of the tunic. The left end of the belt hanging loose and incorporating a brass buckle, a small socket snap and a fixed-position slider, the right end of the belt extending outward and housing a small stud snap, and when the two ends are connected together, ensures a snug fit at the waist. The cuff on each sleeve has a 15 mm wide chocolate brown embroidered braid, the tunic single-vented at the rear.

The interior is lined in moss green nylon, with a top entry pocket placed in the right breast behind the exterior pocket, the pocket housing a 62 mm in diameter 8th Air Force patch in red, white, dark yellow and blue embroidery, along with three assorted business cards. Also, there is a strap sewn in place to allow for hanging upon a hook, the jacket measuring 500 mm across the shoulders x 800 mm in length. The accompanying pants are fabricated from light brown wool, designed with a zipper fly, with a button closure at the waist. It has five pockets, including: deep side-entry pockets on both sides at the front without buttons, a smaller one between the right side-entry pocket and the waistband, along with two on the rear seat with a light brown plastic button and reinforced button hole, each of the pockets lined in a white cotton, inscribed in blue ink on the right pocket "83606 / 17-" on its topside and "Col. Neri / 1. p. B.51" on its underside. The exterior has seven belt loops on the waistband, six wide ones plus one thin one at the rear, while the interior waistband is lined in an off-white nylon, with eight light brown buttons spaced at equal intervals around the waist. The cuffs on both legs have not been turned up yet, each the cuffs exhibiting a horizontal fold mark 75 mm from the opening, the pants measuring 780 mm at the waist x 1,130 mm in length. Both pieces are free of mothing, displaying a wonderful texture in the wool, along with quality workmanship and are very clean. Extremely fine.

Shipping Footnote: Please note that there may be an additional shipping charge associated with this item.