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31 July 2022, 09:35 AM
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Jasta Boelcke Jacket
Here is a quick shot of one of two flying jackets of Leutnant Robert Strey of Jasta 'B', who had earlier scored a couple of victories with Jasta 25 in Macedonia. We often see fake or questionable jackets, this one came from the family many years ago, and has a tailor's label inside the inside pocket identifying the wearer and unit. It is a typical Kraftfahrtruppen issue which has been upgraded with Prussian officer's buttons and a beaver skin collar.
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1 August 2022, 02:37 AM
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Very cool, who owns it ?
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1 August 2022, 08:44 AM
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I have it, along with other items from this person's estate.
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2 August 2022, 12:53 AM
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Great looking piece, what else did you get from the family?
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2 August 2022, 09:01 AM
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I have two flying helmets, a wooden model of a BF110, a couple of photos, some paperwork as well as some of his decorations, including the EK1 awarded for the victories in Macedonia.
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2 August 2022, 12:09 PM
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Wonderful item Vince. Thank you for posting it
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3 August 2022, 12:36 AM
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4 August 2022, 02:08 AM
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Hello VtwinVince,
Here is a photo of Robert Strey seated on a Fokker Dr.I of Jasta Boelcke, courtesy of Tobias Weber. I believe it's the same jacket! What an amazing artifact you have. If you could post some of the rest of the memorabilia from Strey, we would appreciate it. .jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
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4 August 2022, 09:02 AM
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Thanks for the feedback gentlemen, I will dig out my material and make some photos. Greg, I have a copy of this photo, and have often wondered if that is Strey's personal DR1 or someone else's. The jacket was obviously modified over time.
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9 August 2022, 09:06 AM
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More material from Strey, not sure where the model 110 came from.
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