Original U.S. WWII Named A-2 Leather Flight Jacket - 83rd Bombardment Squadron, 12 Bombardment Group MG 34 Reciever Assembly This is a classic Bavarian

This is a classic Bavarian Fireman's Black Steel Helmet with profuse all brass mounts

returned to the main hall's podium

Underneath the badge the helmet exhibits a “ghost” of the badge

Really nice and clearly very old and surprisingly heavy

This was hand crafted for a USGI to serve as a remembrance of his time during the war in the Philippines

Original U.S. WWII Named A-2 Leather Flight Jacket - 83rd Bombardment Squadron, 12 Bombardment Group MG 34 Reciever Assembly This is a classic BavarianOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an absolutely beautiful World War Two American painted A 2 flight jacket. The jacket has a named and service number (Hagene 36732557), but we were unable to locate any service information. From the squadron patch present we were able to discover the unit and their history, the 83rd Bombardment Squadron of the 12th Bomb Group. Constituted as 12th Bombardment Group (Light) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941.