Original Flight Jackets on display at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans

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Original RW 18091

 

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Original Dubow

 

[warguy]

Thanks for sharing. I just finished reading Clayton Kelly Gross’s biography “Live Bait”. It was especially interesting to see his jacket above.

 

[B-Man2]

My God , those jackets have so much character. If they could only talk !

 

[Brettafett]

Great pics, thanks for sharing...
I recon this is a Knopf 18246

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[Silver Surfer]

Real nice stuff, and pix. Thanx for posting.the fella beefing about a crease on his jacket should have a look see of the “live bait” back.

 

[Brettafett]

I know Kelly Gross' jacket is a Dubow 1755

Original Dubow
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[Brettafett]

Roughwear?

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[Grant]

Thanks for posting the pics. If you get the chance, the Museum archives contain many drawers of numerous painted and patched A-2's that boggle the mind. All of them donated to the museum by veteran's family members. I had the rare honor of having a behind the scenes tour of their collection.

You can easily send two solid days walking through that museum.

 

[MauldinFan]

Considering all the reproduction stuff I saw at that museum in 2012, I'm surprised these are all originals.

 

[Smithy]

Awesome, just awesome!

 

[Tattoo A2]

Thanks for sharing these photos of these wonderful pieces of our history, I love reading the stories behind all of them.

 

[mulceber]

Man, yet another reason to visit The Big Easy. Thanks for sharing these photos!

 

[JonnyCrow]

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Nice image, I saw a couple of years ago a B15 sold with a huge meatball back painting such as this, didn't know how common it was

 

[blackrat2]

Thanks for posting those up, looks like there is a couple of goats in the pics