Original U.S WWII B-24 Homeward Angel Named 784th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket Manufacture Type_Original Items The barrel bears serial number

The barrel bears serial number 48996 on the left hand side

Utilized by German pilots during WWII Made by Kadlec in Czechoslovakia and introduced as AK-39 (Armband-Kompass (wrist compass) 1939) to the Luftwaffe

It also has a half-cock safety of very ingenious design

This is a good example of identified Civil War headgear later used for participation in the Grand Army of the Republic

Original U.S WWII B-24 Homeward Angel Named 784th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket Manufacture Type_Original Items The barrel bears serial numberOriginal Item: One of a kind. This jacket is featured on page 201 of American Flight Jackets (Atglen, PA, 2000) by Jon Maguire and John Conway, considered by many to be the bible of flight jacket collecting. 1st Lieutenant Marion W. "Pete" Henrie was a Co Pilot on Crew #414 under Pilot Lieutenant John P. Huff and they were assigned to the 8th Air Force, 466th Bombardment Group, 784th Bomb Squadron. The Huff crew flew multiple Consolidated B 24