A USAF Type A-2 Bomber Jacket for B1 bomber 384th squadron, ...

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£200 - £300

A USAF Type A-2 Bomber Jacket for B1 bomber 384th squadron, 'Trouble Shooter', Notes: This jacket is painted by a B1B Navigator called Major Bob Liebman, he did nose art on the 384th BW B1B bombers at McConnell AFB Wichita Kansas. The design is based on the nose art of the vendor's great uncle, Dale Underwood. Underwood served as a tail gunner in the 384th BW during WWII near Great Ashwood in Suffolk. The name of Underwood's bomber was used on this flight jacket and updated it with an image of the vendor's wife accompanied by modern bombs we used during the time. Both the vendor and his great uncle served 50 years apart in the same unit, together with a 1990s/2000s 2nd Gulf War USAF flight suit, and a B1 Bomber Flight plan '384th Bombardment Wing (II) (SAC)'. (3)