It describes the jacket's construction as "seal brown horsehide leather, knitted wristlets and waistband (skirt)." Broadly similar in construction to the A-1, it replaced the A-1's buttoned front and pocket flaps with a zipper and hidden snap fasteners (although the first three A-2 contracts retained the pocket buttons). Army Air Forces Class 13 Catalog listed the garment as "Jacket, Flying, Type A-2". Army Air Corps as the successor to the Type A-1 flying jacket on May 9, 1931, per specification number 94-3040.ī-17 Flying Fortress Crew from 457th BG wearing their leather A-2 jackets
The Type A-2 flying jacket was adopted as standard issue by the U.S. Sometimes casually referred to as a bomber jacket, its original designation was "Jacket, Pilot's (summer)", and its wartime usage was limited neither to pilots nor to bomber crews.
Army Air Forces pilots, navigators and bombardiers, who often decorated their jackets with squadron patches and elaborate artwork painted on the back. 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. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī classic advertisement for an A-2 jacket
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