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The back of the jacket is decorated with a professionally painted, multi- colored image of a B-26 bomber against a circular background of clouds. The owner’s name “I.G. WOLFE” is painted on the left front of the jacket above the squadron insignia. The jacket retains the original brown cotton lining, “TALON” zipper and brown wool cuffs and waist band.
The data label is absent. The jacket has the high-quality, professionally executed artwork and detailed painted leather patches that are typical of 15th Air Force flight jackets decorated in the Mediterranean Theater. CONDITION: Very good displaying wear and staining associated with
a garment that saw actual combat. The 34th BS Thunderbird Insignia retains bright colors with minimal flaking. The B-26 painting retains most of the original colors. The mission scoreboard shows heavy wear, and only the outline of the bombs remains. The owner’s name is legible. The cuffs and waist band show typical tears and insect holes. An attractive and completely original A-2 flight jacket from a famous squadron that definitely saw combat.
Provenance: The Putnam Green/Sycamore Collection; Property of a Gentleman.
Estimate: 11,000 - 16,000
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