Original U.S. WWII ALLEY OOP 327th Bomb Squadron Named A-2 Flight Jacket French Holsters the GPA would frequently get

the GPA would frequently get stuck in shallow waters

The black detailed

The right front breast area also has period authentic hand painted 6" circular insignia of 331st Bomb Squadron which was part of the 94th Bombardment Group that depicts a black panther climbing atop a globe in the clouds

The brown grained hardwood grip has the common pressure mark but no cracks or chips

This is the later MkII version of the Bolt Carrier and Gas piston

Original U.S. WWII ALLEY OOP 327th Bomb Squadron Named A-2 Flight Jacket French Holsters the GPA would frequently getOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an exceptional A2 leather flight jacket issued to a member of the crew of the B 17 Flying Fortress ALLEY OOP. It is offered in very good condition in size 40. The best aspect of this wonderful jacket is the hand painted ALLEY OOP cartoon character (cave man) holding a club in one hand and strangling AH's neck in the other with 25 yellow bombs on the reverse of the jacket. Alley Oop was a syndicated comic strip