Original U.S. WWII B-17 The Character 339th Bomb Squadron Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Category_MG 42 Mounts 'In the fighters

'In the fighters

It still retains it's original long 7 inch barrel and integral sight

Size 64 is a nice medium large size that can accommodate liners from 56cm to 58cm or US 7  to 7 1/4

RICHARDS across the tail of the lock

STURMAN of ISLINGTON bearing initials E

Original U.S. WWII B-17 The Character 339th Bomb Squadron Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Category_MG 42 Mounts 'In the fightersOriginal Item: One of a kind. The Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress 42 40016 aka "The Character" was delivered to Long Beach, CA 3 11 43; Kearney, NJ 14 11 43 then assigned to the 8th Air Force, 96th Bombardment Group, 339th Bomb Squadron which was stationed at Snetterton, England on 30 11 43. During the war the Bombardier: Douglas Leeper (KIA by 20mm shell, pilot was Chris Wunnerberg who landed back at RAF Woodbridge, Sfk) on 10 2 44. The plane went