The Air Force Driver

The Air Force Driver

The TimMee aqua blue Air Force driver is considered to be the rarest (and smallest) of the U.S. soldiers produced in the United States. Only the four TimMee Germany GI poses created specifically for their market in 1957 are as rare. The Air Force driver was included in bagged sets (such as the #168 U.S. Air Force Combat Force, the #169 U.S. Soldiers Jeep and Gun and the #199 United States Army Artillery) as an alternative to the more familiar Army driver that was produced in both olive green and aqua blue. The Air Force driver's rarity is more than likely the result of the figure's cavity being removed early on from the Air Force set tooling due to damage. The driver's early demise probably explains why the Army driver was cast in aqua blue as well; replacing the former in future bagged sets.

Prior to this posting there have been only a few obscure photos taken of the Air Force driver, none of which were ever made available online for whatever reason. So these high resolution photos are long overdue. Click to enlarge and enjoy.

Size comparison

Driver and Jeep