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729th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flying Jacket

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,500.00 USD
729th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flying Jacket
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729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group. 1943. No tag. Left breast: stitching from previous owner's name tag and the 729th bomb squadron patch, both now missing. Right breast: Black leather strip with owner's name but missing portions "GEORGE...IB...NIR". On back: B-17 G painted in full color with square L tail markings for the 452nd Bomb Group. Below in green and red are 25 bomb tally mission strikes. Below tallies painted in white script "THE RIGOR MORTIS EXPRESS". The 452nd Bomb Group flew b-17 Flying Fortresses from Deopham Green, Norfolk, England from January 1944. They hit strategic sites in Germany and supported ground force movement after D-Day. The Group was awarded a DUC for bombing a jet fighter base in Kaltenkirchen, Germany on 7 April 1945 under intense pressure from enemy fighters and anti-aircraft flak. The original owner was a sergeant gunner with the B-17 G "The Rigor Mortis Express"