Original U.S. WWII 715th Bomb Squadron Painted A-2 Flight Jacket - 448th Bombardment Group British Lancer Others in the military wore

Others in the military wore the senninbari as a devotional to the women back home

5” across at the widest point

Also included in this breathtaking set is a scrap book that begins on page one in the following manner:

19th 1945 of his experience seeing a “slave labor” camp

Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders

Original U.S. WWII 715th Bomb Squadron Painted A-2 Flight Jacket - 448th Bombardment Group British Lancer Others in the military woreOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an exceptional A2 leather flight jacket issued to a member of the Mighty 8th Air Force, 448th Bombardment Group, 715th Bomb Squadron. The 715th Bomb Squadron was activated in mid 1943 as a B 24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron, trained under Second Air Force. Deployed to England in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) during November 1943, assigned to VIII Bomber Command as a strategic bombardment squadron.