Original U.S. WWII P-51 Mustang Pilot 351st Fighter Squadron Hand Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Helmets Peterborough)

Peterborough)

he led the attempt on Buenos Aires with his squadron and 1400 soldiers

400 rounds per minute was reduced practically to 800 rounds per minute for combat use – which would still require that a magazine to be replaced every six seconds

meaning it was military issue (not civilian) and is clearly stamped on the reverse:

was killed and buried in Trafalgar Cemetery in Gibraltar

Original U.S. WWII P-51 Mustang Pilot 351st Fighter Squadron Hand Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Helmets Peterborough)Original Item: One of a kind. This is an fantastic A2 leather flight jacket issued to a pilot of a P 51 Mustang in the 351st Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, 8th Air Force during WWII. The group flew P 47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P 51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical missions included strafing and dive bombing targets during the Allied invasion of Normandy