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WWII A-2 Flying Jacket 471st Bomber Squadron

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
WWII A-2 Flying Jacket 471st Bomber Squadron
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Vintage original jacket with repainted patch. 471st Bomb Squadron, Captain. 1943. Left breast: painted "471st BOMBARDMENT" with blue on white scroll, Bomby the Bear in black on a yellow circle standing on a white cloud and throwing a aerial bomb. Tag: "TYPE A-2, DRAWING NO. 30-1415, ORDER NO. W535 A.C. 2779, J.A. DUBOW MFG. CO., CHICAGO ILL., PROPERTY AIR FORCE, U.S. ARMY 38". Embroidered captain's bars on both shoulders. Remains of AAF decal on left shoulder. The 471st flew B-52's out of Greenville, SC on anti-submarine patrol and looking for shipwrecks on Atlantic Coast. Original jacket with repainted patch.