Beautiful CBI-Made WWII USAAF Air Crew Ike Jacket with Theatre-Made Wing

This is a beautiful CBI-made United States Army Air Forces Air Crew Ike jacket with bullion details and a theatre-made wing from World War II. The jacket has a silver wing, bullion-embroidered collar insignia, two ribbon bars, a discharge insignia, and four patches, two of them bullion. There is a buckle at the waistband, and the interior of the jacket is almost as attractive as the outside.

Circa World War II.

Size 4oL.

Wool with twill panel and details on the interior, bullion embroidery, silk-wrapped ribbon bars, silk insignia, two wool patches embroidered in silk/cotton and bullion, two wool patches embroidered in silk/cotton, brass and resin buttons, leather-wrapped belt buckle.

Buttons, snaps and buckle at bottom of jacket; horizontal Y pin with come-under locking swivel catch on wing; clutch-back catches on bars.

40L and some writing (see photo); BM SILVER on wing; inked marks on inside waist.

This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VBEJX11 LEGEX4/11

8 (Excellent-): The jacket is in wonderful condition with light tarnish to the bullion and slight oxidation/rusting on belt buckle.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.