Original American Used British Battledress, 9th Air Force, Large Size Photographs The three cuff stripes denote

The three cuff stripes denote a rank of Seaman

the radical left and after the war

There are one or two slight nips to the fabric and one slight L-shaped tear on the rear of one of the legs (approximately 1 inch)

with the originals being solid silver

BWM and Vic - 1716 PTE D

Original American Used British Battledress, 9th Air Force, Large Size Photographs The three cuff stripes denoteAn original British Battledress tunic, 1940 pattern. This is the austerity pattern that did away with the extra material used to make the fly front as well as removing pleats on the pockets. The Americans entered the war wearing the M 1941 jacket. This jacket was quite unpopular, it was difficult to clean, not very hard wearing and not particularly warm in the harsh UK climate. The ETO jacket was the answer to this, it was designed from British