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Exceptional Painted A-2 Leather Flight Jacket "Flying Dutchman"Identified to Lt. David Greiss, Navigator, 7th Bomb...
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Exceptional Painted A-2 Leather Flight Jacket "Flying Dutchman"Identified to Lt. David Greiss, Navigator, 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bombardment Group.A beautiful size 42 A-2 leather flight jacket made by Perry Sportswear, Inc. Newburgh, New York. A 4 ¾-inch in diameter machine-embroidered cotton 7th Bomb Squadron patch is sewn to the left breast above the pocket. The back of the jacket features a B-24 and B-17 bomber painted white with red trim and yellow engine cowls. "Flying Dutchman" is painted in large red script with yellow borders. Thirty-five blue bombs on a yellow field, one for each of his 35 missions, are painted below the art work. White lieutenant's bars are painted on each leather shoulder strap. Near the tag on the brown cotton lining is written in ink: "David H. Greiss / 0-709354".
Condition: The jacket is in excellent condition, retaining all working zippers and snaps and with a minor tear in the jersey cuffs and waistband.
Auction Info
2024 June 10 Arms & Armor, Civil War & Militaria Signature® Auction #6291 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2024
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