Original U.S. WWII 39th Fighter Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Lt. William Mettler’s Patched A2 Flight Jacket & Crusher Cap - “Cobra in the Clouds” Snider Rifles & Bayonets This was either painted over

This was either painted over the original field gray paint or bare metal

and worked at Seki arsenal

- 8AF bombardment Group Letter Identifiers with 491st Bomb Group "Z" insignia on left shoulder with green zebra stripes as found on the aircraft of the 491st BG

Unlike earlier examples

likely unrelated to this set as they are different sizes but were included with the set when we obtained them

Original U.S. WWII 39th Fighter Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Lt. William Mettler’s Patched A2 Flight Jacket & Crusher Cap - “Cobra in the Clouds” Snider Rifles & Bayonets This was either painted overOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the lovely A 2 Flight Jacket & crusher cap of Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient & Fighter Pilot Lieutenant William M Mettler Jr. of the 39th Fighter Squadron. Mettler flew 25 missions with the 39th in the Southwest Pacific. The 39th were equipped with long range Lockheed P 38 Lightnings and deployed to Fifth Air Force in Australia, June 1942 under the command of the 35th Fighter Group. Began combat operations