Gear-Medals-Japanese & Australian Souvenirs-w/Provenance. This World War II. Belonged to USAAF WWII Veteran: Mr. With Superb Provenance: An Incredible Museum Quality Home Display Lot- See All Below. Lower Michigan, and began extensive research on all. There is provenance & detailed history for these items- and more to discover for whomever buys this fabulous lot of USAAF WWII history. Flight Helmet type A-11 & Canvas liner Type A-9, RARE-B-1 Summer Flying Cap w/field written/drawn name of owner (Sobak) & USAAF Winged Art- see pics, Pilots well used Ray Bans, in original case, RARE Imperial Japanese Army Hanko Inksan, (not translated yet- name of Officer/soldier or Unit)- see pictures, USAAF large pith helmet- liner & chin straps. 50 shells w/1943 Australian King George VI Good Luck pennies welded onto base, numerous medals, bars/ribbons: Weapons load out- for P-38 or P-400 fighters used by the 8. FG-(inert) linked Hispano-Suiza 20mm. Ammo boxes (no repack stencil, original loadout ammo box) with Pacific Theater API/Tracer-Incendiary, numerous cap & lapel badges, interesting & funny comic, Fighter-Bomber Tactics issued 6-30-1943- and more- see all below. Steve Sobak is listed in book front as a contributor of data to the authors for The 36. Fighter Squadron- Attack & Conquer: The 8. Fighter Group in WWII by John C. Stanway & Lawrence J. Steve Sobaks WW2 service record. National Personnel Records Center have received & acknowledged this request. EVetRecs site notes that they are operating under severely reduced capacity via PANDEMIC related backlogs. Squadron The Flying Fiends- squadron name since 1917 , of the 8. Flew the following aircraft in combat during WW2: P-39 & and its British Export Version the P-400 (w/20mm cannon), Variants of the P-40, The P-47 & P-38 variants- one of a small group that flew all of these types in Combat- P-38s of the 36. Squadron were the First P-38 units to attack the Japanese mainland AND- P-38s of the 36. Squadron also flew escort for the two Imperial Japanese Surrender Aircraft (White painted BETTY bombers with Green Crosses painted on them) to Ie Shima, where the Surrender Party transferred to USAAF transport aircraft for flight to the Philippines. Squadron & the 8. Saw extensive combat from 1942 until the end of the war. Virtually all of the Squadrons & groups personnel experienced heavy Japanese air bombardment & others attacks from New Guinea in 42 through the Philippines in 1944/45, where many of groups non-pilots earned air medals for extensive prolonged exposure to Japanese attacks. Detailed Item List Below. The Southwest Pacific 5. Air Force & the 8. Squadron The Flying Fiends experienced heavy combat with the Japanese from 1942 until the end of the war. ALSO- in researching this LOT of Mr. Sobaks, I have come across some excellent high quality HDR COLOR 16/8mm filmed Video Links to 8. Squadron- will list these at bottom. USAAF Leather Flight Helmet TYPE A-11, SPEC: 3189, Contracted to Fox Chase Knitting Mills Inc. Miller Parachute Division ear receivers, receiver jack, size Extra-large- all straps, snaps, buckles excellent & solid- wiring is firm & excellent. Army Air Force Markings clear makers marks and codes etc. Flight Helmet- Summer Canvas also used as a liner for flight helmet type A-11 above-SPEC-H-15, war produced by Bates Shoe Co, Type A-9 all straps, snaps, buckles excellent & solid- wiring is firm & excellent. USAAF B-1 Summer Flying Cap -RARE – hand stenciled left to right- spelled as written-: 8th GrouP SoBak- (below Sobak-hand stenciled USAAF wings) 36. Pilot/USAAF Crew Ray Ban Sunglasses- all original in well-worn brown leather case, wire wrap around ears stems. Condition: two petite chips to lens. Imperial Japanese Army: Hanko /Inksan seal/chop in stunningly well-made leather with chain: Wood Hanko stamp measures 2.5 inches long by. 5-inch-wide- leather carrying case with IJA Star & chain measures 3.5 inches 1.5 inches wide. USAAF- Tropical Pith Helmet with chin straps is extremely lightweight- liner is in excellent condition and functional- shows field use- but solid in all- no tag or label. 50 caliber machine gun shells welded to base of shells- are Australian George VI Pennies, dated 1943 one showing heads the other showing tails: spent projectiles are inverted inside of shells interestingly, 1 is armor piercing & 1 is tracer- you can feel the weight difference between heads or tails if used for games of chance or a change of duty flip the holder would know which was heads and which was tails simply by feel. 50 caliber ammunition boxes WW2 side open metal flat folding handles- AMM. 50M2- 1 made by Modern with USAAF Pacific Fighter Group load out 105 CAL. 50 LINKED 2AP 2I-ITR, 1 made by United- paint is original and excellent on both. American Campaign Medal with ribbon, paper wrapped in original box. United States World War II Medal & ribbon paper wrapped in original box + same medal & ribbon no box. 6 LINKED Hispano-Suiza 20mm shell casings (inert) from P-38/P-39- dated 1943. Air Force Officer Cap Cover Badge. 1 USAAF lapel pin with screw clasp. WW2 USMC Globe & Anchor 1 Large hat badge & 2 shoulder- heavy gauge brass with screw backs assumed swapped with Lt. 1 gold pilot propeller wings uniform lapel badge. 1 British War Relief Society Lapel Pin- appears to be early war. 1 wrist bracelet machined from aircraft aluminum reading Guam with large link steel chain. 1 USSAF Intelligence illustrated Booklet: Bomber and Fighter Tactics in Combat 7 December 1941 30 June 1943 for fighter/bomber pilots and aircrew, issued June 1943. USAAF Manual 35-155-1 Coming Home 6/23/1945- Condition Excellent. Public Affairs Pamphlet 102: Veterans Guide- Separation Center- 1945- Condition Excellent. 1943- After Victory- prepared by STATE of FLORIDA- to attract coming home service personal to move to Florida- (1943)- prepared by Nathan Mayo, Commissioner of Agriculture, Tallahassee, Condition Excellent. 1 rare war comic- Home was never Like This! Barrows, Consolidated Book Publishers- Condition Excellent. Fighter Group Association Pin. One US Dollar sized thick leather roundel from Santa Maria Museum of flight, stamped with a P-38 fighter. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars Life Member pin. 1 1920s/1940s screw back Cadillac coat of arms- (it was in with WW2 items) N/C. Bought to research & study this lot. There are over 500 photographs in this book as well as a brilliant history. YouTube Video Links of the 8tyh FG/36. In New Guinea & Australia. Original color film- filmed by 8. FG Colonel Ken Gerrish, HDR digitized by U. Interview with World War II Fighter Pilot Dino Cerutti. Pilot interview links direct to late war 8. P-38 pilot Dino Cerutti: recorded in 2018! P-38/P-47/P-39 WW2 Fighter Pilot Interview- Blue 2- Lew Lockhart- 171 Missions. By ChopperGirl; September, 2017. Attack & Conquer: The 8. Additional Research Data material Aces Against Japan author Eric Hammel: Chapter 1, The Novice Don McGee, USAAF, 36. Combat over Port Moresby May 1. 1942; Chapter 8, Meeting Engagement 1. Squadron, New Guinea, November 15, 1943: Chapter 8, Crippled 1. Squadron, Cape Gloucestor, December 26. 1943 This book is not included with this LOT- from Sellers private library. The item “WW2 USAAF 5th AF 8th FG 36th Sq Pilot Gear/Medals/Japanese/Australian Provenance” is in sale since Friday, August 6, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “redaug61″ and is located in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Region of Origin: United States
- P-39 AIRCOBRA FIGHTERS: 1942-1944
- P-47 FIGHTERS: 1943-1945
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- P-400 FIGHTERS (EXPORTED TO BRITAIN): 1942-1944
- WW2- United States Army Air Force: 5th Air Force, 8th Fighter Group, 36th Squadron
- U.S.A.A.F. FIGHTER SQUADRONS-PACIFIC: 1942-1945
- WW2 PACIFIC THEATRE FIGHTER GROUP: 1942-1945
- U.S.A.A.F 5TH AIR FORCE- PACIFIC: 1943-1945
- SOUTHWEST PACIFIC WW2 FIGHTERS: 1942-1945
- P-40 FIGHTERS: 1942-1944
- Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
