Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Named Type A2 Leather Flight Jacket - Lawrence R. Stickler, 512nd Bomb Squadron - Size 36 Category_Accessories holder and firing assemblies

holder and firing assemblies

aluminum case still bears the original contents label with very clear waffenamt impressed to the interior

possibly by machine

It is also stamped on the leather with a 57 in a circle

which is just a medal/badge meant to be worn on the chest of the recipient

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Named Type A2 Leather Flight Jacket - Lawrence R. Stickler, 512nd Bomb Squadron - Size 36 Category_Accessories holder and firing assembliesOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Type A 2 leather flight jacket is a military flight jacket closely associated with World War II U. S. Army Air Forces pilots, navigators and bombardiers, who often decorated their jackets with squadron patches and elaborate artwork painted on the back. Sometimes casually referred to as a bomber jacket, its original designation was "Jacket, Pilot's (summer)", and its wartime usage was limited neither to pilots nor