Original U.S. WWII 313th Fighter Squadron GNAZI GNIGHTMARE II Named A-2 Flight Jacket Napoleonic the first in February 1943

the first in February 1943 Operation Longcloth

These are genuine and these are romantic

All brass construction Roman short sword style hilt

The right chest bears a Korean war era embroidered original 4th Fighter Wing patch

It has the standard European-style "D" guard

Original U.S. WWII 313th Fighter Squadron GNAZI GNIGHTMARE II Named A-2 Flight Jacket Napoleonic the first in February 1943Original Item: One of a kind. This is an exceptional A2 leather flight jacket issued to a Lieutenant A. S. COAKUM who was a pilot in the 9th Air Force, 50th Fighter Group, 313th Fighter Squadron. We have not been able to find research on Coakum, but this fighter group did participate in the D Day invasion and the jacket credits the owner with a downed Focke Wulf Fw 190 on June 6th, 1944. During World War Two the 313th Fighter Squadron was established