• Jacket, Flying, Type A-2, United States Army Air Forces, Gen. Claire Chennault
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    Gen. Claire Chennault's 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); Blood Cit sewn on inside right side; 2 silver stars each epaulet; leather name tag over 14th Air Force insignia on left breast; China-Burma-India insignia on right shoulder.

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Mark Avino

Date Created

02/09/2015

Source

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, NASM Acc. 1999-0070.

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

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