AMERICAN WWII USAAF ID’d A-2 FLIGHT JACKET, W/493 rd. BOMBER GROUP PATCH, very nice example, its dark brown cow hide / leather is still very supple, has a working zipper mkd. ‘Talon’, has original brown cotton lining w/ its spec. label ‘TYPE A-2 DWG NO. 30-1415 / Order N0.42-18245-P / Star Sportswear Mfg.Co. Lynn, Mass. Property Air Force, U.S. Army’, size 42, is stamped ‘AN P198’ etc., Has leather name tag ‘S. ALEXANDER’, the attractive multi-color painted patch is a 4 ¾’ diameter and its design is a cat riding a bomb over the waves (this has been period sewn-on as has the name tag), comes w/ a 3′ x 4′ crew photo in front of there bomber showing alexander & other wearing the squadron patch which was taken in 1942 at Pueblo Air Base, the pocket snaps work fine & its original cuffs & waistband are in great shape, this is a great issue jacket w/ history & this unit was very active In Europe & the Mediterranean, overall condition is exc.