Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Named Type A2 Leather Flight Jacket - Lieutenant Thomas Pilcher Harrison - Size 42 British Lancer and on the left side

and on the left side under the grips is marked with serial number 5227

used post war and offered at a very attractive price

possibly utilizing an original barrel trunion

which was based on a book by former prisoner Paul Brickhill

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Named Type A2 Leather Flight Jacket - Lieutenant Thomas Pilcher Harrison - Size 42 British Lancer and on the left sideOriginal 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