Original U.S. WWII Named Pilot 96th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket French Antique Guns Overall a very interesting unique

Overall a very interesting unique U

Ottway & Co

This is an original Luftwaffe embroidered insignia sewn on an original M35 sport shirt

Jason Nagie

This helmet is stamped 807 which indicates the approximate manufacture date of February 1944

Original U.S. WWII Named Pilot 96th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket French Antique Guns Overall a very interesting uniqueOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an wonderful A2 leather flight jacket issued to Captain Richard P. Long who was a B 17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot in the 2nd Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force during WWII. His plane was 42 29619 B17F named Road Hog. Captain long flew as a pilot on numerous missions during 1943 and 1944 including the first wave lead plane on Mission 150 on 24 Feb 1944 to Steyr, Austria. This mission was well know