Original U.S. WWII 39th Fighter Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Lt. William Mettler’s Patched A2 Flight Jacket & Crusher Cap - “Cobra in the Clouds” Japanese Military Maps The officer model was also

The officer model was also blued

This example is in very good condition and fully functional

Overall length: 25 3/4”

replaced later by the more blue gray panzergrau (armor gray)

[citation needed] Twelve U-boat crewmen were decorated with the Goldene Militär-Verdienst-Kreuz

Original U.S. WWII 39th Fighter Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Lt. William Mettler’s Patched A2 Flight Jacket & Crusher Cap - “Cobra in the Clouds” Japanese Military Maps The officer model was alsoOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the lovely A 2 Flight Jacket & crusher cap of Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient & Fighter Pilot Lieutenant William M Mettler Jr. of the 39th Fighter Squadron. Mettler flew 25 missions with the 39th in the Southwest Pacific. The 39th were equipped with long range Lockheed P 38 Lightnings and deployed to Fifth Air Force in Australia, June 1942 under the command of the 35th Fighter Group. Began combat operations