Original U.S. WWII Named A-2 Leather Flight Jacket - 83rd Bombardment Squadron, 12 Bombardment Group MP 40 but was unfortunately not entirely

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Original U.S. WWII Named A-2 Leather Flight Jacket - 83rd Bombardment Squadron, 12 Bombardment Group MP 40 but was unfortunately not entirelyOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an absolutely beautiful World War Two American painted A 2 flight jacket. The jacket has a named and service number (Hagene 36732557), but we were unable to locate any service information. From the squadron patch present we were able to discover the unit and their history, the 83rd Bombardment Squadron of the 12th Bomb Group. Constituted as 12th Bombardment Group (Light) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941.