Original U.S. WWII Named Pilot 96th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket Russian Ordnance Serial number 212888B denotes year

Serial number 212888B denotes year of manufacture as 1886

During the command's second combat deployment to Korea

but an example of what private purchase items officer's acquired before leaving for the trenches on the Western Front

It is the album of Kurt Scheel

although foreign stations could be received after dark with an external antenna

Original U.S. WWII Named Pilot 96th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket Russian Ordnance Serial number 212888B denotes yearOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an wonderful A2 leather flight jacket issued to Captain Richard P. Long who was a B 17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot in the 2nd Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force during WWII. His plane was 42 29619 B17F named Road Hog. Captain long flew as a pilot on numerous missions during 1943 and 1944 including the first wave lead plane on Mission 150 on 24 Feb 1944 to Steyr, Austria. This mission was well know