Original U.S. WWII B-17 Sky Ball 511th Bomb Squadron Ball Boys B-17 Named Pilot A-2 Flight Jacket Antique Remingtons It is in excellent condition

It is in excellent condition and measures 15" x 20"

The parkerized finish on the throat is still mostly intact

Rear small tail wheel-

Tragically first fatality came just six days later in a training accident there on the 28th

The regiment was awarded battle streamers marked Normandy

Original U.S. WWII B-17 Sky Ball 511th Bomb Squadron Ball Boys B-17 Named Pilot A-2 Flight Jacket Antique Remingtons It is in excellent conditionOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an exceptional A2 leather flight jacket issued to a First Lieutenant David M. Heller who was a pilot of the Boeing B 17 SKY BALL (#42 31714) which was assigned to the 8th Air Force, 351st Bombardment Group, 511th Bomb Squadron who were know as the BALL BOYS. Fantastic Russet brown leather Type A 2 flight jacket from World War II in size 42. Manufacturer tag inside neck reads: Type A 2 DWG No. 30 1415 A. C. Order