L2B Spiewak Flight Jacket (EAA) 'Aluminum Overcast' Tribute

[bn1966]

The postman has recently delivered this mint jacket to me:

This Nylon Green XL L2B USAF Flight Jacket was made available to purchase by the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) exclusively for persons who have flown in the B17 Flying Fortress 'Aluminum Overcast'. The jacket carries the original badges (see pictures).

The Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17G-VE, serial number 44-85740 - nicknamed Aluminum Overcast, was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps on May 18,1945. Although delivered too late to see action in World War II, the airplane has an interesting history & is still flying today.

Aluminum Overcast proudly carries the colors of the 398th Bomb Group of World War II, which flew hundreds of missions over German-held territory during the war. Aluminum Overcast commemorates B-17G #42-102515 which was shot down on its 34th combat mission over Le Manior, France, on August 13, 1944. Veterans of the 398th helped finance the bomber's restoration.

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