Item Description
Painted WWII American A-2 Flight Jackets have realized unprecedented prices in the past year. For example jackets at Rock Island Auctions sold in 2022 for $32,000+ and $23,000+ respectively they can be found at this link and this link. When comparing the Rock Island Auction jackets with the one offered here, one can easily see that our offering is an exceptional value!
Original Item: One-of-a-Kind. This is an absolutely beautiful World War Two American painted A-2 flight jacket. The flight jacket has a faded painted insignia for what we believe to be for a Bomb Squadron, but lack of details has made it rather difficult to identify. This is a perfect jacket for research!
The A-2 jacket, which is in wonderful condition with fantastic hand painted insignia. The left chest features what would have been a beautiful squadron insignia, but remains unidentified after spending quite a bit of time trying to identify it.
The reverse side of the jacket has what appears to be an aircraft name; “Blues In The Night”, with a list of possible targets in two columns:
First Column:
BREMEN
SOLINGEN
EMDEN
BREMEN
OSNABRUCK
GUESCHART
LE MESNIL
WILHELMSHAVEN
STUTTGART
BERLIN
AUGSBURG
OBERPFAFFENHOFEN
WIZERNES
FRANKFURT
BERLIN
Second Column:
NOUBECKUM
SORAU
PEARLEBERG
KASSAL
SOTTEVAST
HAMM
LANDSBURG
MESNIL-ALI-VAL
AVORD
REIMS
BERLIN
SOTTEVAST
FLERS
CRIEL
30. OULCHY
The “30” before Oulchy is most likely the amount of missions, which lines up with the names written on the back.
Jacket is in size US 44 and has retained all original components including original knit waist band and sleeve cuffs, something we often see replaced on A-2 jackets that saw extensive service. Also original is the CROWN brand zipper which is functional.
The interior lining does have tearing and stitching loss present, so do handle it with care. The top rear back portion of the liner still retains the original tag:
TYPE A2
Drawing no. 30-415
Order No. W535 A.C. 27798
J. A. DUBOW MFG. CO.
CHICAGO, ILL.
PROPERTY
AIR FORCE U.S. ARMY
44
This is an incredible example of a hard to find painted A-2 jacket, offered in wonderful condition. Comes more than ready for further research and display.
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