Original U.S. WWII 1st Reconnaissance Squadron or 391st Bomb Squadron Patched A2 Flight Jacket with 8th Air Force Patch Over 391st Bomb Squadron Patch - Period Applied Insignia Revolutionary War which are riveted together

which are riveted together

Under the liner around the metal base plate for the spike there is a faint size 58

The frame would have been case colored

This example is signed as U

Unfortunately the clip is missing one of the rivets

Original U.S. WWII 1st Reconnaissance Squadron or 391st Bomb Squadron Patched A2 Flight Jacket with 8th Air Force Patch Over 391st Bomb Squadron Patch - Period Applied Insignia Revolutionary War which are riveted togetherOriginal 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