WWII 494th BOMBER SQUADRON EASTMAN HORSEHIDE LEATHER A-2 FLIGHT JACKET, SIZE 40

Description: VERY NICE CONDITION, SIZE 40, VINTAGE EASTMAN HORSEHIDE JACKET , THIS A2 JACKET, IS CONSTRUCTED OF HORSEHIDE, NICELY BROKEN IN WITH GREAT PATINA, HONORING THE 494TH BOMB SQUADRON, WWII WAR. THE SLEEVE ENDS AND WAISTBAND KNITS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. MILITARY SPEC JACKET MADE OF HORSEHIDE, HAND CREATED PAINTED LEATHER PATCHS BY SEAN COLLINS.THE PATCHES ARE CRAFTED AND HAND PAINTED BY SEAN COLLINS, THE BEST ARTISTS IN THE BUSINESS.THE BEAUIFUL SIZE 40 MILITARY SPEC ,A-2 LEATHER JACKET MEASURES:PIT TO PIT ACROSS THE CHEST ZIPPED UP 22 1/2 INCHES, OUTSIDE SLEEVE 24 1/2 INCHES SHOULDER TO CUFF AND COLLAR TO HEM IS 25 INCHES. ZIPPER WORKS WELL. The 494th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 344th Bombardment Group, The squadron was activated in September 1942, and until July 1943 served as a Replacement Training Unit. It then began training for combat operations, deploying to the European Theater of Operations in January 1944. It participated in combat, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation for air support of ground troops during Operation Cobra. After V-E Day, the squadron became part of the occupation forces until it was inactivated on 31 March 1946. THIS BEAUTIFUL HORSHIDE LEATHER A-2 JACKET IS FROM A CLEAN NON SMOKING HOME AND HAS NO ISSUES.

Price: 695 USD

Location: Orlando, Florida

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