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WWII Lt. Alden R. Crawford's A1-2M Flying Jacket

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,500.00 USD
WWII Lt. Alden R. Crawford's A1-2M Flying Jacket
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4th Composite Group, Philippine Division Aviation Section, 1st Lt. Alden R Crawford. 1937. No tag. Stamped inside in black: "MARTIN LEATHER (co) A1-2M". Left breast: Brown leather on leather name tag with "A. CRAWFORD" stamped in silver letters. Right breast: leather sewn on leather full color patch for the 4th Composite Group. Left shoulder has a red colored Norman shield. 1st lieutenant bars on each shoulder. This A2 style jacket is converted from an A-1 leather flying jacket. The work was done by Martin Leather Company at either Clark or Nichols Field. The jacket was worn my 1 Lt. Alden Rudyard Crawford on his second tour of the Philippine Islands from 1937-1939, where he served with the 4th Composite Group and was the commander of the 3rd Pursuit Squadron at Nichols Field. Crawford became a major general at the end of WWII. This is the only known example of an A1-2M conversion jacket and was converted to fit the more popular design of the A-2 jackets. In the Philippine Islands, jackets were in short supply and they used the A1 in early years.