Description: TEX HILL FLYING TIGERS A-2 FLIGHT JACKET EXTREMELY RARE, NEVER BEFORE OFFERED ON EBAY, CLASSIC, VINTAGE, 1940'S FLYING A-2 JACKET, FLYING TIGERS ,TRIBUTE JACKET BY AERO LEATERS UK, MADE OF HORSEHIDE, WHICH FEATURES HAND PAINTED AND LAYERED LEATHER PATCHES AND LOGOS. EARLY 1940 PERIOD DESIGN A-2 FLIGHT JACKET. SIZE 44, VERY GOOD CONDITION, WITH NO ISSUES. THIS BEAUTIFUL HORSEHIDE LEATHER JACKET HAS ORIGINAL FLYING TIGERS SQUADRON PATCHES , TEX HILL NAME TAG, RANK PINS/BADGES, PLUS SILK MAP OF THE BURMA/CHINA/INDIA THEATER & MANY EXTRAS, PLUS IS CONSTRUCTED FROM THE CORRECT HORSEHIDE LEATHERS AS PER ORIGINAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT. MEASURES 23 INCHES ARMPIT SEAM TO ARMPIT SEAM ACROSS THE CHEST ZIPPED UP , AND 25 INCHES TOP OF COLLAR TO BOTTOM EDGE, 18 INCHES ARMPIT SEAM TO SLEEVE END AND 25 INCHES OUTSIDE SHOULDER SEAM TO SLEEVE END. THIS CUSTOM MADE MILITARY SPEC LEATHER FLYING TIGER SQUADRON TRIBUTE JACKET FEATURES MULTI LAYER HAND MADE LEATHER PATCHES . AERO LEATHERS UK, ARE CONSIDERED THE "PORSCHE" OF LEATHER A-2 JACKETS. TEX HILL WAS A TRIPLE WWII FLYING ACE, SCORING 12 1/4 KILLS WITH THE FLYING TIGERS AS THE SQUADRON LEADER AND 6 KILLS WITH THE US ARMY AIR CORP, RETIRING AS A BRIG. GENERAL. THIS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM QUALITY , TEX HILL FLYING TIGERS SQUADRON A-2 FLIGHT LEATHER JACKET TRIBUTE/REPLICA JACKET , IS FROM A CLEAN NON SMOKING HOME. THIS ITEM IS IN THE USA AND WILL BE SHIPPED FROM THE USA WITHOUT ALL THE ULTRA EXPENSIVE POSTAGE COSTS AND DELIVERY PROBLEMS WITH OVERSEAS SHIPPING. WINNING INTERNATIONAL HIGH BIDDER PAYS ACTUAL SHIPPING CHARGES. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT BY PAYPAL, ONLY PLEASE. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER HISTORIC RACING ARTIFACT AUCTIONS. WAR PHOTO ARE FOR EXAMPLE AND NOT PART OF THE AUCTION.
Price: 995 USD
Location: Winter Park, Florida
End Time: 2024-10-07T20:14:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 21.9 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Features: All Seasons, Collared
Insulation Material: TEX HILL FLYING TIGERS
Department: Men
Pattern: MILITARY SPEC
Season: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Occasion: Casual
Vintage: Yes
Size: 44
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Model: A-2
Product Line: AERO OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Accents: RANK BADGE OR PINS, EXTRAS
Size Type: Regular
Jacket/Coat Length: Short
Performance/Activity: Hiking, Racing, Walking
Fabric Type: HORSEHIDE
Brand: AERO LEATHERS UK
Outer Shell Material: Leather
Style: Bomber Jacket
Color: Brown
Closure: Zip
Theme: WW II
Fit: Regular
Type: Jacket