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ARTIFACT:
An over-the-top example of a 15th Air Force Capri-patch decorated United States Army Air Forces A-2 flight jacket! Loaded with every patch imaginable for wear by the 514th Bomb Squadron Air Crew member, including the elusive patch of the squadron itself with the Heavy Bomb tucked in between 2 pyramids on a triangular patch on the right breast of the jacket. On the left breast is the 376th Bomb Group Liberandos patch under the name & wing patch. Back to the right breast above the squadron patch is the walk-back winged boot patch, RARELY seen on a flight jacket! On the epaulets are the crewman's Technical Sergeant rank patches, and on the right shoulder is the US Flag, and on the left shoulder the unofficial Italian made "XV" 15th Air Force patch with Mitch's hometown of Toledo, Ohio on top, and the ID of the Liberandos on the bottom. On back is a rendition of a B-24 Liberator worthy of the canvas it was painted on, obviously by a full-time Italian artist. The image has worn a little over the years, but still show its vibrant color palate and mountainous background terrain. This jacket was featured in the famous, now-iconic issue #12 of the Japanese "magazine" (read: book!) World Mook entitled: "Suit up! The Flight Jacket" from the early 1990s. A truly unique and totally decked out jacket, fresh out of an old collection.
VINTAGE:
Circa World War II.
SIZE:
Size 42 (large). Approximately 21" armpit to armpit, 25" from shoulder seam to end of cuff, 18" across back shoulder to shoulder and about 24" from base of collar to hem.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Painted leather with cotton lining, painted leather patches.
ATTACHMENT:
Zipper, snaps on pockets.
MARKINGS:
42 on tag; M.R. DAVIDSON 12083843 stenciled in lining; 0x465 written in lining; zipper: CROWN; MITCH on name strip.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. CON-PJC-VCEJJX13 LDDJJX4/13 SDJJJX7/13
CONDITION:
7- (Very Fine-): Moderate wear and scuffing. Nomenclature label missing, but size label (42!!) intact. Typical wear to wrist webbing as seen on gunners jackets, and a small hole in the first layer of the waist webbing at rear. But very solid and supple, and all hooks and snaps, and original Crown zipper work perfectly. A little anhydrogenated lanolin would definitely take this jacket up a sold notch.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
