Original U.S. WWII “Bully Beef Express” Named 6th Troop Carrier Squadron Painted A-2 Flight Jacket with Army Air Forces Sleeve Decal - C.L. Hodgin Category_Night Sights Measures 8" in diameter by

Measures 8" in diameter by 5" wide

Base of the bayonet is marked with serial number 391249

was for a craft with two 1

but still mostly legible

Original U.S. WWII “Bully Beef Express” Named 6th Troop Carrier Squadron Painted A-2 Flight Jacket with Army Air Forces Sleeve Decal - C.L. Hodgin Category_Night Sights Measures 8" in diameter byOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The 6th Troop Carrier Bully Beef Express Squadron made airlift history during World War II when, in October 1942, it moved to Port Moresby, New Guinea. Then flying Douglas C 47 Skytrains, the 6th became the first personnel transport squadron to fly in the Pacific. During this assignment, the squadron earned the nickname Bully Beef Express, as it carried tons of boiled beef to allied combat troops in Australia and New