bobgee Posted January 20, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 20, 2017 Show & Tell! Have happily just acquired this vintage A-2. It's a Size 42 Perry Sportswear in about 99% original condition! The best condition war-time issued and worn A-2 that I personally have ever seen. The owner was a pilot in 1944-45 down in the South Pacific. The jacket is adorned with Australian-made insignia of the 319th Bomb Squadron - "Asterperious" on the right and the "Jolly Roger" on the left. Above that are the pilot's name tag and above that, sewn-on embroidered pilot wings. On the left shoulder is sewn an Aussie-made 5th AF patch. The cuffs and waistband are original and show no excessive wear or damage. The leather on the jacket is perfect. The jacket had sewn-on rank insignia on the shoulders and they have been removed. The group also includes the pilot's summer tunic and summer true 'crusher'. Also a chocolate shirt with a Sydney, Australia tailor's label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted January 20, 2017 Share #2 Posted January 20, 2017 Holy smokes what a beautiful jacket! A to the 90th...one of my favorites! Can you show photos of the uniform too? Would personally love to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted January 20, 2017 Share #3 Posted January 20, 2017 you must be a happy man...very nice ...hide looks great...I must admit...I cringed when I saw the hanger ...great A-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted January 20, 2017 Share #4 Posted January 20, 2017 Man that is beautiful, how would that have been kept, to keep it in the great condition? Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellumbill Posted January 20, 2017 Share #5 Posted January 20, 2017 Gulp! Incredible! Should be in a book! Great example - thank you for posting! Best, Bill K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpstout Posted January 20, 2017 Share #6 Posted January 20, 2017 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryNut Posted January 20, 2017 Share #7 Posted January 20, 2017 That is amazing! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted January 20, 2017 Share #8 Posted January 20, 2017 Wow.Looks so fresh.You don't find them like this very often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted January 20, 2017 Thanks for the comments. When I first saw it was hard to believe it was a vintage WWII jacket-----but it is! I'm supposing that being in the Pacific after he got the jacket patched he just didn't have a need to wear it. Came home and put it away. He was from Dallas so I assume it was not put up in the attic! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted January 21, 2017 Share #10 Posted January 21, 2017 WOW! Does not cover it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 21, 2017 Share #11 Posted January 21, 2017 Time capsule.Great A2 Thank for posting Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted January 21, 2017 Share #12 Posted January 21, 2017 All I can say is wow!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted January 21, 2017 Share #13 Posted January 21, 2017 I love Jolly Rogers stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted January 21, 2017 Share #14 Posted January 21, 2017 That is a GREAT Jacket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted January 21, 2017 Share #15 Posted January 21, 2017 Wow that is gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted January 21, 2017 Share #16 Posted January 21, 2017 Beautiful jacket! I had an uncle who was a Navigator in the 321st Sqd., 90th BG that was KIA in Jan. 1945. That makes 90th BG items a special interest of mine. You guys would be amazed at how many collectors think the 90th BG patches are for the Navy Fighter Sqd. VF-84. They never notice the big difference in the two designs which are a different skull and the Bomb Group design has crossed bombs while the fighter Sqd. has crosses bones. I have seen this mis-identification in militaria shops and the book "Official and Unofficial US Navy Air Patches 1920's to Today" , by Nelson and Parsons. Thanks for showing this great jacket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted January 21, 2017 Share #17 Posted January 21, 2017 Bob Wow I think that is the nicest A-2 I have ever seen. Awesome orignal Jacket. Do you have any history on it? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted January 21, 2017 Share #18 Posted January 21, 2017 Nice looking jacket Bob! Thanks for showing. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share #19 Posted January 21, 2017 Again, thanks for kind remarks. Here's a pic of the Perry label. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted January 21, 2017 Share #20 Posted January 21, 2017 Can't say much more than has already been said so wowie wow wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted January 21, 2017 Share #21 Posted January 21, 2017 Jolly Rogers patches are cool, I like how each of the Squadron not only has a "Squadron" emblem, they also had the "Jolly Rogers" patch in "specific" unit colors to note each Squadron ....... 319th Blue,320th Red,321st Green and the 400th Black ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted January 21, 2017 Share #22 Posted January 21, 2017 I have always wondered about this one, anyone have info as to why the light blue disc and varied wording ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted January 21, 2017 Share #23 Posted January 21, 2017 Jolly Rogers "Squadron" emblems ....... 319th both a leather and a cloth one , 320th original Rare early and later version,321st and 400th "Black Pirate " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted January 22, 2017 Share #24 Posted January 22, 2017 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted January 22, 2017 Share #25 Posted January 22, 2017 The ob-long Asterperious patch on felt is a 1970's repo piece made for a reunion. I have one exactly like it that I got from a fellow collector in California. I wish it was original, but no matter, it's still a neat patch. The round one with a light blue disc and different looking wording I suspect is just a manufacturers variation. This is the one I was refering to in my earlier post as having been identified in that book on Navy patches as a Navy VF-84 squadron patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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