Jacket, Flight/Type A-2, Brown, USAAF

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Identifier2005-03-23_image_001Accession Number2005-03-23Catalog Number2005-03-23/1Object NameJacket, FlightDescriptionBrown leather jacket with zipper front; brown leather collar with brown fabric wrist and waistbands. Gold fabric lining inside jacket. Two pockets on front of jacket, with 2 sewn leather patches. Top patch is rectangular, made from brown leather, and is embossed with "S. C. Austin Jr." Second patch is below rectangular patch and is circular with blue background. This patch was used by 410th Fighter Squadron, 373rd Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force. Painted on patch is diagonal yellow lightening bolt, torch with flame, and knight helmet with white feather wings. Back of jacket is decorated with painted scene depicting Donald Duck using a telephone and shouting the word "Flak." Black cloth label sewn below collar.MaterialHorsehideLeatherServiceUSAAFDate1939-1945Signature/MarksLabels: "Type A-2 / Drawing No. 30-1415 / A.A.F. Contract / NO. W535-ac-27753 / Property / Air Forces, US Army."DimensionsW: 17 in./L: 27 in. [Across shoulders]Bibliographic CitationThe Museum of Flight CollectionRightsIn copyright

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