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W.E. Nixon 471st Bomb Squadron A-2 Flying Jacket

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,500.00 USD
W.E. Nixon 471st Bomb Squadron A-2 Flying Jacket
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471st Bomb Squadron, W.E. Nixon, Jr. 1942. Tag: "TYPE A-2, DRAWING NO. 30-1415, ORDER NO. W535 A.C. ac 28560, POUGHKEEPSIE LEATHER COAT CO, INC., POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., PROPERTY AIR FORCE, U.S. ARMY". Size 42. Leather tag reads "W.E. NIXON, JR.". Left breast: Embroidered on felt 471st Bomb Squadron patch with Bomby the Bear. Sgt. Nixon was the top turret gunner on a B-25 in South Carolina and used to patrol for submarines and shipwrecks along Atlantic Coast.