Sometimes casually referred to as a bomber jacket its original designation was jacket.
Brown a2 leather flight jacket.
A2 jacket us air force air corp leather flight jacket.
The fit is perfect in the waist the sleeves and the shoulders always an area of concern when epaulettes are in the picture.
The type a 2 leather flight jacket is an american military flight jacket originally invented and developed for and closely associated with world war ii u s.
First made from a seal brown horsehide leather with a silk lining quality of the jackets fell somewhat with wartime rationing and the transition to a goatskin leather with cotton lining.
And the construction is stitched perfection not a miss or a deviation anywhere every stitch in line and all straight as little soldiers.
The a 2 flight jacket arrived on the scene in the early 1930s and became standard issue for the air corps.
Air force leather jacket standard tall and custom size available.
Army air corps as a successor to the a 1.
The classic a 2 bomber jacket design has been in service since 1931 and over 80 years later continues to be the most sought after flight jacket model.
Army air forces pilots navigators and bombardiers who often decorated their jackets with squadron patches and elaborate artwork painted on the back.
The leather is spot on perfect for a summer weight flying jacket which is what the a2 was designed and designated to be.
Each of our flight leather jackets are made from authentic materials such as horsehide goatskin cotton and wool.
Other colors type available as custom work.
Army made these jackets famous.
Available in stock as per original us air corp.
Brave and skilled airmen who served in the u s.
The a 2 jacket highly popular during the world war ii is nowadays one of the most recognizable types of classic military garments.
Specifications in russet horsehide seal brown horsehide and medium brown goatskin.
The type a 2 leather flight jacket was standardized by the u s.