• Jacket, Flying, Type A-2, United States Army Air Forces: Flak-Bait
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    United States Army Air Forces Type A-2 Flying Jacket; waist length seal brown horsehide jacket with brown knit wool cuffs and waist band; brass zipper down front; two front flap pockets with hidden snaps; stand and fall collar with snaps; brown rayon lining; shoulder straps; dark brown sewn in manufacturer's tag with embroidered gold text on inside collar (see inscriptions for full text); painting of Martin B-26 and 65 bombs on back of jacket; "Don" on painted on right front breast.

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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01/24/2022

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Aviation; Equipment; Flight Gear; People; Uniforms; World War II

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