A-2 LEATHER FLIGHT JACKET 1930's IDed TEST PILOT

[Roughwear]

1940s private purchase? The label is a little unusual.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-2-LEATHER-FLIGH ... 3efec3cd1b

 

[deeb7]

... The label is a little unusual.

Never seen JACKET-FLYING CONT. before. :shock:

 

[Roughwear]

David, I'm amazed you haven't seen this label before. Anyway I've not seen it before either. When I first saw it I thought a relined issued A2, but this is not the sort of label that I have seen added by a USAAF depot.

 

[deeb7]

There may have been more to the label.

 

[unclegrumpy]

I bet this label is something from the postwar surplus market done to get rid of the USAAF property marking found on issue labels. It was a big deal in the surplus industry back then to remove or blot out anything that might suggest the item was still government property. This printed label looks a lot like ones you see in surplus market Navy deck jackets as well.