Original U.S. WWII B-17 Sky Ball 511th Bomb Squadron Ball Boys B-17 Named Pilot A-2 Flight Jacket Antique Remingtons The regiment was awarded battle

The regiment was awarded battle streamers marked Normandy

It is also marked DEAKIN on the back edge of the blade and comes complete with its ORIGINAL brass mounted leather scabbard

Rear small tail wheel-

The parkerized finish on the throat is still mostly intact

Tragically first fatality came just six days later in a training accident there on the 28th

Original U.S. WWII B-17 Sky Ball 511th Bomb Squadron Ball Boys B-17 Named Pilot A-2 Flight Jacket Antique Remingtons The regiment was awarded battleOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an exceptional A2 leather flight jacket issued to a First Lieutenant David M. Heller who was a pilot of the Boeing B 17 SKY BALL (#42 31714) which was assigned to the 8th Air Force, 351st Bombardment Group, 511th Bomb Squadron who were know as the BALL BOYS. Fantastic Russet brown leather Type A 2 flight jacket from World War II in size 42. Manufacturer tag inside neck reads: Type A 2 DWG No. 30 1415 A. C. Order