That's a great find.  Lot of early features. Marv

Wow thank you so much for all of this aznation, I really appreciate it.

Greetings,       These are usually marketed as D-Day Knives, see here http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/d-day_knife.htm They have been discussed several times on this forum view the lengthy thread below. Bottom line, while they are interesting, they are of post WWII manufacture/assemblage, have nothing to do with D-Day, the OSS, SOE, and are considered fantasy items. They were quite common in the 1980s and have since made regular appearances on various auction websites and militaria shows with spurious provenance. If you want one because it is neat; fair enough, but these are a post WWII creation regardless of the amazing story that accompanies it.   Best,   V/r Lance  

Neither of the names Albert R Powell nor Arthur R James appear as being in the AVG.  Took about 30 seconds to check. https://www.warbirdforum.com/roster.htm Jacket is more than OTT and puts paid to someone's imagination

Colonel never heard of a gig line…

Hello folks  could you please tell me if good or bad before buying it  in advance thank you 

. Restoring Original Salvaged Carburettor.   While finding a couple of surplus spare salvaged parts for a friend I re-discovered this rare early carburettor float chamber with eight patent numbers AND the rear spur on the float chamber as evidenced in all the early WWII Jeep manuals.  I finally had to time to re-jet it today with new old stock spare jets, and will be fitting it Saturday when I have more time.           Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 11 June  2O26.   ..

@azww2 save your money for a real jacket with provenance. If you have a strong interest in the CBI theatre of operations then I suggest you invest in some good reference books and do further research on the Internet. Heavily patched CBI flight jackets are rare and expensive. You might find this 11th Bomb Squadron (14th Air Force China) photo of interest.    

I agree. Let some one else find this "Gem".  Civilian jacket with some real parts, but not worth anywhere near the asking price IMO. 

Thank you for the thoughtful and thorough education Josh! Cheers!    Clinton