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USAAF Reenactor at Oct. Pittsburgh IPMS
mongo_mel
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Posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 06:18 PM UTC
October meeting alert: USAAF reenactor to visit the Pittsburgh IPMS club

We've arranged to have a guest speaker come to the October meeting.
His name is Jim Vinski and he is a USAAF reenactor. He will be bringing some of his collection of authentic WWII flight gear including:
Leather helmet, headset, oxygen mask and goggles.
Jacket, boots, flight suit and cap.
Parachute harness, life vest
Reference books and some RAF items.

We're looking forward to hearing from Jim and hope to have a good turn out for his visit.
If you've ever been interested in visiting the club, here's a good excuse to come on out to see us

Check here for more info.
Thanks,
Craig
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Posted: Monday, October 09, 2006 - 09:29 PM UTC
I added the photos I took from the reenactor visit to the TRIMPS website. Check out the link in my sig.
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Posted: Monday, October 09, 2006 - 10:31 PM UTC
Hi Michael,
Thanks for posting this notice. I was going to do the same thing but just had not gotten around to it yet
Your pictures of the equipment and uniforms that Jim brought to the meeting look good.
Craig
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