Original U.S. WWII P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot 511th Fighter Squadron Named Hand Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Japanese Uniforms the 319th fought as infantrymen

the 319th fought as infantrymen for the first few days supporting the paratroop and glider infantry of the 82nd Airborne during the battles to control the Merderet bridgehead

Comes complete with all roping and original paintwork in excellent condition

closed in the 1990s and hand painted Regiment drums are now essentially a thing of the past

This magnificent knife came out of an English collection whose family claimed some relationship to the Allibones although their name was different

Original U.S. WWII P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot 511th Fighter Squadron Named Hand Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Japanese Uniforms the 319th fought as infantrymenOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic A2 leather flight jacket issued to CAPTAIN D. STEVENS who was a pilot of a P 47 Thunderbolt in the 511th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force during WWII. The 405th Fighter Group was a fighter bomber unit of the United States Army Air Force in World War II. They group flew P 47 Thunderbolts in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) starting with the buildup to the Invasion of Normandy