Original U.S. WWII P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot 511th Fighter Squadron Named Hand Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Japanese Uniforms • Original Japanese Rubberized face

• Original Japanese Rubberized face mask with metal rimmed lenses

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

unlike the later M1A1

They were evaluated in the summer of 1941 during maneuvers in Louisiana and Texas where they were used for support purposes such as light transport and courier

All parts are original except the right receiver plate

Original U.S. WWII P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot 511th Fighter Squadron Named Hand Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Japanese Uniforms • Original Japanese Rubberized faceOriginal 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