Original U.S. WWII Named Army Air Forces Private Purchase Type A2 Leather Flight Jacket with Laundry Number - Maj. P.J. Keller U.S. Air Force It could be as early

It could be as early as the Korean War and was used as an Aircraft First Aid Kit

however they do not show any signs of an arsenal refurbish

and the tang nut shows no evidence of being turned

The leather has dried out

Original U.S. WWII Named Army Air Forces Private Purchase Type A2 Leather Flight Jacket with Laundry Number - Maj. P.J. Keller U.S. Air Force It could be as earlyOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Type A 2 leather flight jacket is a military flight jacket closely associated with World War II U. S. Army Air Forces pilots, navigators and bombardiers, who often decorated their jackets with squadron patches and elaborate artwork painted on the back. Sometimes casually referred to as a bomber jacket, its original designation was "Jacket, Pilot's (summer)", and its wartime usage was limited neither to pilots nor