Original U.S. WWII B-17 “Speedball” Sole Survivor & Prisoner of War Co-Pilot Lt. Kenneth L. Vaughn Patched A2 Flight Jacket - 511th Bomb Squadron Category_Receiver Top Cover Once fully elevated the rear

Once fully elevated the rear of the cylinder is fully exposed and by levering the front portion of the trigger guard further the entire cylinder empties itself of all spent cartridges

It looks to be all original

The reverse of all classes was stamped with Für treue Dienste (For faithful Services)

neck guard apron is batch number stamped 3815

The other has a small Panzer "Danziger" style Totenkopf skull from a collar tab

Original U.S. WWII B-17 “Speedball” Sole Survivor & Prisoner of War Co-Pilot Lt. Kenneth L. Vaughn Patched A2 Flight Jacket - 511th Bomb Squadron Category_Receiver Top Cover Once fully elevated the rearOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the patched A 2 Flight Jacket of Prisoner of War & Co Pilot Lieutenant Kenneth L. Vaughn, 511th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group, who served aboard the B 17 Speedball during his 8th overall mission when the aircraft was shot down, forced to make a crash landing at Bordeaux, France on December 31st, 1943. According to a newspaper clipping in the pocket, Vaughn was the only one of his crew to survive