Original U.S. WWII Named Navigator 98th Bomb Group A-2 Flight Jacket featured in Silver Wings & Leather Jackets Hotchkiss MG and with the infantry conversion

and with the infantry conversion set of MG 15/MG 34 bipod

and possibly after

Transferred to the 8th Air force in mid May

with a brass eyecup engraved:

At daylight on June 18th

Original U.S. WWII Named Navigator 98th Bomb Group A-2 Flight Jacket featured in Silver Wings & Leather Jackets Hotchkiss MG and with the infantry conversionOriginal Item: One of a kind. This incredible A 2 Jacket is featured in the fabulous book Silver Wings & Leather Jackets by Jon A. Maguire on page 198. It was purchased directly from the collector that loaned it to the author for publication. This wonderful A2 leather flight jacket issued to John H. Campbell, a lead navigator in the 98th Bombardment Group. This jacket comes complete with an extremely rare Italian Incised "Force for Freedom" 98th Bomb