Jacket, Flight/Painted leather jacket, GI Virgin B-17, 457th Bomb Group

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Identifier2015-12-09_image_011Accession Number2015-12-09Catalog Number2015-12-09/11Object NameJacket, FlightDescriptionBrown leather flight jacket, Type A-2. Jacket is painted on the front and back. Front zip jacket with two front hip pockets. Interior is lined in brown satin. Fabric cuffs and lower hem

Front left breast: Painted insignia for the 457th Bomb Group. Coat of arms with four quadrants. Over all four is a red swirl with a B-17 in it. Quadrants are green/ brown / brown with black waves / blue with white cloud. At bottom is a banner that says "Fait Accompli."

Front right breast: Painted at top, "Smittie" in white over a set of navigators wings. Below are 35 red bombs indicating missions.

Right shoulder: Painted 8th Air Force Insignia.

Back: Painted nude woman reclining wearing a GI hat. In green and yellow letters "GI Virgin II and III."MaterialLeatherCottonMetalServiceUSAAFManufacturerBronco Mfg. Co.Date1939-1945Signature/MarksLabels: "Type A-2 / Drawing No. 30-1415 / A.C.Nc. W535ac29191 / Property / Air Force US Army / Bronco Mfg. Corp / New York, NY."DimensionsW: 29 in./L: 30 in. [Width taken at end of sleeves when jacket is laying naturally. Length is from the top of the collar to the end of the sleeve.]Bibliographic CitationThe Museum of Flight CollectionRightsIn copyright

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