Unknown Maker 1756 Original

[jschare]

This is not mine, although I wish it was... lol This is my neighbor's father's A-2. He was a B-24 pilot. It's in remarkable condition.

 

[Silver Surfer]

that, is one hellova a-2. the real been there. i love the goofy perspective of the plane.

 

[johnwayne]

Iconic jacket to say the least - a museum piece! Thanks for sharing
Cheers
Wayne

 

[Rutger]

I like the subdued/faded art on the back - looks better than many current repro's paintings with colours so bright you need sunglasses to look at them. But then, maybe this one had them equally bright back when they were painted (only to wear a bit more every time a parachute harness was strapped into).

 

[jschare]

Here are pics of the person the jacket was issued to. He was a navigator, not a pilot. My mistake in talking with his son. He eventually did become a pilot.

Here is his info from find a grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86966037

 

[TankBuster]

Very nice! 392nd Bomb Group. The Crusaders!

 

[Cobblers161]

Beautiful jacke, the artwork is fantastic.

Can anyone tell me why Fordham is named though? This was a fighter base and the only bombers to fly out of there were 9th Air Force. Intrigued more than anything….

 

[Roughwear]

Thanks for sharing the pictures of this painted Perry Sportswear A2. Do you know if the nose art was undertaken whilst he was still in active service or afterwards? BTW. This contract dates to the summer of 1944.

 

[jschare]

Thanks for sharing the pictures of this painted Perry Sportswear A2. Do you know if the nose art was undertaken whilst he was still in active service or afterwards? BTW. This contract dates to the summer of 1944.

This was when he was in. He also served in Korea and Vietnam and retired as a Colonel in 1968.

 

[dmar836]

Quite nice. Thanks for sharing. I agree about the subtleness of the paint - even the content. Few would think to replicate that.
Dave