PLEASE READ: Tunic and Pants are more green than the brown that you see in the photos. I don’t know why it looks brown, just know that it’s a really nice shade of green. WW1 Tunic of 2nd Lieutenant Fighter PILOT John Wylie of the 278th Aero Squadron Toul Airdrome. Two photos of John Wylie as shown, the one in the frame shows him wearing his hat, that is not present. What is included and was only awarded to distinguished pilots is this rare US Army Air Corps WW1 Bullion Patch Wings Insignia which was sewn onto his breast pocket. His leather helmet, appears to be in good condition. His left arm patch 2 is for his position i. This version of the Croix De Guerre medal was awarded to US Army USMC US Marine Corps Soldiers who distinguished themselves by acts of heroism for combat involving combat with the enemy during WW1. Also included is a Sterling Silver Cup with his name engraved as seen, it has wear and light dents around bottom rim. The jacket and pants were hand crafted by Louis Scheeline Oakland, Cal. Pants were crafted in the traditional wide to narrow breeches style. They are in excellent condition, missing only one button at the bottom of his left leg. When the United States entered WW1 in 1917, the first deadly air war in history had been raging over Europe for nearly three years. Some American pilots had flown in combat for the French as part of the “Lafayette Escadrille”, and these hardened air combat veterans formed the core of the fledgling US Army Air Service. Often overlooked is the American effort to aid the Italians in their fight against the Austrians on the Italian Front. 65 US Air Service pilots flew combat missions with Italian squadrons, most famously operating Italian light and heavy bombers in the decisive Battle of Vittorio Veneto in October 1918, which caused the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This US Army Air Service WW1 ITALIAN FRONT PILOT BULLION WINGS BADGED WOOL UNIFORM is in excellent condition. ” officer and “winged propellers” on his collar and “U. Insignia at the left side and right of the collar. There are a few. Small moth holes front and back. The uniform is in fine shape, with no other damage to the tough OD wool construction. US” The tunic bears pin-back “U. ” officer and “winged propellers All buttons down the front, and at the shoulder straps and 4 front pockets are present. List of what you will receive. Sterling Silver Cup 145 grams by Shreve & Co. Tunic – All buttons present. Pants- Missing one button bottom left leg. Patch- WW1 Bullion Patch Wings. Medal-French Croix De Guerre w/Service Ribbon. Photos: 2 Both Original. Patches as shown sewn on left arm. The item “WW1 US PILOT 2ND LIEUT. TUNIC, PANTS, HELMET, BULLION PATCH, PHOTOS, MEDALS, CUP” is in sale since Tuesday, October 27, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\United States\Uniforms”. The seller is “simcat11″ and is located in San Jose, California. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Region of Origin: United States
- Modified Item: No
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
