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OUTSTANDING WWII 8TH AF 401ST BG 615TH BS GROUPING
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OUTSTANDING WWII 8TH AF 401ST BG 615TH BS GROUPING
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THIS GROUPING CAME RIGHT FROM THE VETERANS FOOT LOCKER. MAN WAS A SPORTS WRITER FROM THE DETROIT TIMES NEWSPAPER. HIS NAME WAS ROBERT M GURVIN. HE WROTE BACK TO HIS PAPER THE ACCOUNTS OF HIS BOMBADIER MISSIONS OVER GERMANY. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT 8TH AIR FORCE GROUPING WITH ALL THE PROVANTS ONE COULD WANT. 16 NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ON HIS MISSIONS TO BERLIN, LEPZIG, SCHWEINFURT, AUGSBURG ETC. A SAMPLE OF SOME OF THE ACCOUNTS: *FLAK HIT THE NOSE OF THE PLANE AND SPLINTERED GLASS OVER THE NAVIGATOR AND ME AND KNOCKED OUT THE WINDOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *THEY PASSED SO CLOSE I COULD SEE THE CROSSES ON THEIR WINGS AND THE PILOT IN HIS COCKPIT. *ON ONE MISSION A BOMB STUCK IN THE RACK AND I HAD TO GO BACK AND RELEASE IT. THIS MADE THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO RELEASE A BOMB THIS WAY AND I DIDN'T ENJOY HANGING OVER AND OPEN BOMB BAY WITHOUT A PARACHUTE. HAS A LETTER TO HIS WIFE STATING THEY JUST GOT THEIR JACKETS PAINTED WITH MISSIONS AND NOSE ART FROM PLANE. OFFICERS CHOCOLATE BROWN 4 POCKET TUNIC FROM ELMO WASSON MENS WEAR OF CHARACTER BIG SPRING TEXAS. (THIS IS W HE WENT TO BOMBADIER SCHOOL) OFFICERS CUSTOM IKE JACKET WITH ENGLISH MADE 8TH AIR FORCE STUBBY WING PATCH. HAS ENGLISH MADE BOMBADIER WING, NO MAKER. JUST A BEAUTIFUL TUNIC. OFFICERS SUMMER TUNIC HAS HIS INITIALS RMG FROM THE CUSTOM SHOP HARRY SUFFRIN DETROIT. PAINTED A2 LEATHER JACKET HAS LEATHER NAME TAG R.M. GURVIN. HAS NOMENCLATURE TAG TYPE A-2 CONTRACT NUMBERS ROUGH WEAR CLOTHING CO. MIDDLETOWN PA SIZE 38. BACK OF JACKET SHOWS PAINT LOSS (SEE PHOTOS). GROUP ALSO INCLUDES 3 PAIR OF PANTS, 1 GREEN, 1 PINK AND 1 OD. 4 SHIRTS 1 GREEN, 1 PINK AND 2 TAN. 3 NECKTIES 1 PINK, 2 GREENS. 1 PAIR OF HEADPHONES. A REAL OFFICERS CRUSHER HAT BY KNOX PREMIER. HAS HIS NAME TAG INSIDE LT. R.M. GURVIN. SEE PHOTOS FOR A REAL CRUSHER. OFFICERS OVERCOAT. PHOTOCOPIES OF HIS PAINTED A2 AND THE NOSE ART ON HIS B17. A PICTURE OF HIS WIFE PINNING ON HIS BOMBADIER WINGS AT GRADUATING FROM BOMBADIER SCHOOL IN BIG SPRING TEXAS. ALSO PHOTOS OF HIM IN HIS FLIGHT GEAR AND UNIFORMS. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING GROUPING. HAS GREAT HISTORICAL VALUE. ALL ITEMS ARE IN USED BUT NICE CONDITION. INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL. $2.05 WILL COVER A $100 IN INSURANCE. Buyer pays postage determined by the size and weight of the item. Payment must be received within 10 days after the close of the auction. Thank you for bidding and good luck.
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