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| '''Garey d Smith''' <br/>7/9/2004 5:48:22 PM 
| Recently aquired a B-3 Leather Flight Jacket with the &quot;Tantalizing Takeoff&quot; Logo painted on the back. A Golden Winged &quot;8&quot; th Air Force logo, with a semi nude girl in the center of the &quot;8&quot;. Also a large &quot;V&quot; made from 33 Bombs at the bottom of the painting. Jacket appears to be very little worn and in excellent condition with a little damage to the zipper. Anyone with knowledge of this particular aircraft and the squadron of origin would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time, Garey D Smith, Mary Esther, Florida (Ft Walton Beach area)<br/>  
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| '''Donald Byers''' <br/>7/15/2004 7:14:24 PM 
| Yes you discribed it correctly and it appears on page 113 of Garmy M. Valant book of Vintage Aircraft Nose Art. (Not in publication any more I believe)<br/> <br/> This is an unknown aircraft with no serial number or squadron that it was flown by.  If there happens to be a serial number some where on the jack or a name that would help locate additional info on the aircraft.<br/> <br/> Don Byers<br/> Lubbock Texas<br/> <br/> Don Byers<br/>  
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| '''Garey D Smith''' <br/>7/22/2004 10:25:39 PM 
| Other than the painting on the back 0f the jacket, there are no other identifying info on it. I aquired it at an estate sale while living in California some time ago. The jacket is in excellent, almost unworn condition, other thanm a small amount of flaking of the leather from age, and some damage to the zipper. (A small piece cut from it) The jacket is an extra large size and a great piece of history. I now live in Mary Esther, Florida, near Ft. Walton Beach (Hurleburt AFB and Eglin AFB are just 3 miles east of where I live. Thanks Don , for your input. I was hoping to put a squadron identification with the jacket. My book lists four different squadrons attached to the 401st BG<br/>  
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| '''Jack Jasnoch''' <br/>5/14/2006 8:51:09 PM 
| My Dad flew on this aircraft. He is now 81. According to the info he was with the Woodward Crew<br/> <br/> Jack<br/>  
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