Original U.S. WWII Flying Eight Balls 44th Bomb Group Officer A-2 Flight Jacket Multi Nation Flags Note: These are surplus issue

Note: These are surplus issue items so they may have markings on the case and/or components

These display guns were made from parts sets that saw many years of service

The swamped muzzle it 9" across with a bore size of 3

The optical bar is ideally made from a material with a low coefficient of thermal expansion so that optical path lengths do not change significantly with temperature

about 60% of the original blade bluing

Original U.S. WWII Flying Eight Balls 44th Bomb Group Officer A-2 Flight Jacket Multi Nation Flags Note: These are surplus issueOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an wonderful A2 leather flight jacket issued to lieutenant in the 44th Bomb Group known as the Flying Eight Balls and each B 24 Liberator it flew was decorated with a winged bomb cartoon of an 8 Ball (pool ball) over which were superimposed eyes and the nose of a bomb in the squadron color. The 44th BG is among the most famous of all WWII Bombardment groups and is notable for the following achievements: First 8th