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U.S. Navy G-1 Flying Jacket R. "JJ" Jones VS-42

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,500.00 USD
U.S. Navy G-1 Flying Jacket R.  JJ  Jones VS-42
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VS-42 for R. Jones "JJ". 1938. Above right pocket: painted "JONES R." in white. Above left pocket: painted "JJ" in light blue. Back: painted on a diagonal in a red oval are a gray, diving seagull with yellow beak wearing a pair of black earphones and holding a yellow bomb. Below is "VS-42" painted in white. Tag: "BUAERO U.S. NAVY, G-1 FLIGHT JACKET, SPECIFICATION 55J14 (AER), CONTACT No. N383s-5299, BURJAC SPORTSWEAR INC., SIZE 40". This jacket was worn by an SBD Dauntless crew member. The crew participated with the USS Ranger in strikes in Norway and Morocco during Operation Torch in 1942. The VS-42 participated in an attack on a German freighter, which it sank.