Original U.S. WWII Named Pilot 96th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket Russian Ordnance In 1924 SEMAG failed

In 1924 SEMAG failed

The pommel of this bayonet shows it was a ‘A’ series produced blade and is marked A / 74022

but an example of what private purchase items officer's acquired before leaving for the trenches on the Western Front

Recovered in Kathmandu

Featuring high quality carved steel mounts fully scalloped with a 12

Original U.S. WWII Named Pilot 96th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket Russian Ordnance In 1924 SEMAG failedOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an wonderful A2 leather flight jacket issued to Captain Richard P. Long who was a B 17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot in the 2nd Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force during WWII. His plane was 42 29619 B17F named Road Hog. Captain long flew as a pilot on numerous missions during 1943 and 1944 including the first wave lead plane on Mission 150 on 24 Feb 1944 to Steyr, Austria. This mission was well know