Original U.S. WWII 8th Air Force Pilot Captain’s Ike Uniform with British-Made SSI, Ribbon Bar, & Sterling Pilot Wings Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets The leather sweat band is

The leather sweat band is in excellent condition

A great example

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Original U.S. WWII 8th Air Force Pilot Captain’s Ike Uniform with British-Made SSI, Ribbon Bar, & Sterling Pilot Wings Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets The leather sweat band isOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an outstanding 8th Air Force Captains uniform jacket, in Army Regulation with a contract date of August 11th, 1942, and a size of 38R. The Ike jacket is unnamed, but bears outstanding British made insignia, including the bullion 8th Air Force patch and the ribbon bar. The included trousers are named to a Lt. L. B. Hill, but we could not identify this officer. The jacket bears Captains bars on the shoulders, a