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341st Bomb Group Lt. Toplon's A-2 Flying Jacket

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,500.00 USD
341st Bomb Group Lt. Toplon's A-2 Flying Jacket
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341st Bomb Group, 22nd Bomb Squadron, "Sweet Patootie, 1st Lt. David Toplon. 1942. No tag. Stenciled inside: :Lt. David Toplon, 0-681853" (plus a Chinese Chop), "D. TOPLON, 0-681856, A.C.R., SWEET PATOOTIE, AF 20229225". Left breast: 341st Bomb Group painted patch of an eagle flying, above patch is stitch marks from former name tag and above marks is a stenciled Chinese Chop. Inside jacket are two blood chits attached to the lining and made into pockets. Right side: Chinese national flag with some tearing containing Chinese Chops. Left side: U.S. flag blood chit containing characters in Chinese and Burmese. Both shoulders have remains of stitching of lieutenant's bars. Jacket belonged to Lt. David Toplon, a bombardier and navigator aboard a B-25 named "Sweet Patootie" of the 22nd Bomb Squadron of the 341st Bomb Group based in India and China. The group received a DUC for developing and using a special (glip) bombing technique against enemy bridges.