blademan Posted April 14, 2021 Share #1 Posted April 14, 2021 Hi, I recently picked up a nice WWII navy flight jacket with a painted on it. Can anyone help me ID this please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted April 14, 2021 Share #2 Posted April 14, 2021 Not a clue but one nice looking jacket. I'd love it see the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blademan Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted April 14, 2021 Thanks for the reply. Attached is a picture of the jacket. The contract date is 1942 and since there are no wings on the leather name tag, Im assuming he was not a pilot. The family said they though he was a airplane mechanic. Im hoping the painted emblem on the jacket leads to which unit or ship he was attached to. I would like to use this jacket in a public display to honor this vet when things get back to normal. If anyone has a way to provide any info on the Vet, whos name is on the jacket, that would also prove incredibly helpful I dont have many navy leather jackets and this is my first with a name and painted "patch". Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted April 14, 2021 Share #4 Posted April 14, 2021 Nice jacket. What does the name tag say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted April 15, 2021 Share #5 Posted April 15, 2021 I believe the patch is Carrier Air Group 12 or VBF-12. Additional information about VBF-12 here => http://www.vbf-12.com/docs/trng/history.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blademan Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted April 15, 2021 2 hours ago, hink441 said: Nice jacket. What does the name tag say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blademan Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted April 15, 2021 Wow! Great find! Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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