Original U.S. WWII B-17 Named Pilot 613th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket - 31 Documented Missions UZI with dark green wool cap-band

with dark green wool cap-band and light green piping

The M1916 design had side-mounted horn-like ventilator lugs that were intended to be support for an additional steel brow plate or Stirnpanzer

this was good incentive to make sure the parachute was packed properly and opened correctly

with hand enhancing evident on each of the leaves

[1] It was the most widely distributed of the various German shields with approximately 250

Original U.S. WWII B-17 Named Pilot 613th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket - 31 Documented Missions UZI with dark green wool cap-bandOriginal Item: One of a kind. Captain John W. McGoldrick was a Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress Pilot who flew 31 missions over Germany and Occupied Territory during WWII from 09 25 1944 (mission #147) to 03 18 1945 (mission #231). This information along with a record of all 31 missions can be verified at the 401st Bomb Group website at this link. There is also a 146 page document of the history of the squadron where he is mentioned dozens of times which