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"Heaven's Devils" 749th Bomb Sq. A-2 Flying Jacket

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,500.00 USD
 Heaven's Devils  749th Bomb Sq. A-2 Flying Jacket
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457st Bomb Group, 749th Bomb Squadron, 1st Lt. Frederick C. Ernest. 1943. Left breast: "FRED" painted in yellow with red trim above a Bugs Bunny head. Right breast: painted 457th Bomb Group shield insignia and "FAIT ACCOMPLI". Back: painted B-17 G with tail markings for 457th Bomb Group on a cloud below "HEAVEN'S DEVILS", below it are painted 30 bomb tallies in orange for missions in groups of five each. The jacket belonged to 1st Lt. Frederick C. Ernest, co-pilot from Sour Lake, TX. Left front pocket has My Military Missal booklet. The 456th Bomb Group was based out of Glatton Airfield in England and flew 237 combat missions between 21 February 1944 and 20 April 1945. 16,915 tons of bombs were dropped and 86 B-17's were lost with 739 airmen killed, missing or prisoners of war.