Original U.S. WWII Named Pilot 96th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket Russian Ordnance 92mm barrel

92mm barrel

Serial number 212888B denotes year of manufacture as 1886

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Original U.S. WWII Named Pilot 96th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket Russian Ordnance 92mm barrelOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an wonderful A2 leather flight jacket issued to Captain Richard P. Long who was a B 17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot in the 2nd Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force during WWII. His plane was 42 29619 B17F named Road Hog. Captain long flew as a pilot on numerous missions during 1943 and 1944 including the first wave lead plane on Mission 150 on 24 Feb 1944 to Steyr, Austria. This mission was well know