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WWII A-2 Flying Jacket Sidney S. Woods Fighter Ace

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
WWII A-2 Flying Jacket Sidney S. Woods Fighter Ace
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Repainted vintage jacket. 61st Fighter Squadron, Arizona Rattler, Sidney S. Woods. 1942. Painted in white block letters across shoulders: "ARIZONA", Tag: "TYPE A-2, ......POUGHKEEPSIE LEATHER, ......POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., PROPERTY AIRFORCE, U.S. ARMY". Size: 40. Painted on left breast on a tan circular disc is the 61st Fighter Squadron patch consisting of a bulldog wearing a British type C flying helmet and goggles holding a lightening bolt in his mouth. Painted on the back of the jacket is the word in white caps "ARIZONA" with a diamondback Arizona rattlesnake dripping blood from its fangs, a green cactus is painted on the lower right side, on the lower left is painted five enemy aircraft crashed in flames. The jacket belonged to Sidney S. Woods, who was born in San Marcos, TX and graduated from the University of Arizona. He was an ace with the USAAF and served in both the Pacific and European theaters with several kills. He was shot down in 1945 and spent the last few months of the war in a German POW camp. He also served in the Korean War. Original jacket with contemporary paint