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Documented P-51 Mustang Fighter Ace 1st Lieutenant William H. Allen’s B-15A Flight
Jacket and Visor Cap- Offered here is a USAAF B-15A flight jacket worn by American P-51 ace 1st Lieutenant William H. Allen who was assigned to the 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force. He was awarded the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters and Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster. On September 5, 1944, while returning from an escort mission, Allen and his squadron mates flying the legendary P-51 Mustang ran into sixteen German aircraft over an airfield in Goppingen, Germany. When the dust settled Allen was credited with shooting down five Heinkel He 111s, making him an ace in a day.
