Description
Very nice piece for a mannequin display, this WWII U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) A-2 flight jacket with very soft/supple leather. The jacket has a period painted official 100th Bomb Group pocket patch. The patch in my opinion was post war sewn to this jacket. One side of the zipper with replaced and one edge is separated making it more difficult to zip up. Inside shows a name and original lining. Overall still a displayable piece that I’m selling for the value of parts, would make a great jacket for a mannequin display.
Note – During World War II, its predecessor unit, the 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy), was an Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress unit in England, stationed at RAF Thorpe Abbotts. Flying over 300 combat missions, the group earned two Distinguished Unit Citations(Regensburg, 17 August 1943; Berlin, 4/6/8 March 1944). The group suffered tremendous losses in combat, with 177 aircraft missing in action (MIA), flying its last mission on 20 April 1945.
