Description: A flight into the past. Pre owned men's Cooper A-2 Flight Jacket. Goatskin with linnen lining. Size 40R. One owner, non smoker, excellent condition with minor thread flaw on right sleeve pictured. Nice piece of history!! History: The Type A-2 flying jacket was adopted as standard issue by the U.S Army Corps as the successor to the Type A-1 flying jacket on May 9, 1931, per specification number 94-3040. The A-2 was replaced by the AN6552 (AN-J-3) per a specification 94-3040 reference document dated May 24, 1943, and declared "Limited Standard", meaning replacements were available. The April 1944 USAAF catalog for ordering supplies does not list the AN-J-3 as an option, but both the A-1 and A-2 are listed (the A-1 for $4.00 and the A-2 for $8.12). The lack of AN-J-3 replacements may explain why three U.S. A-2 contracts were granted in Dec. 1943, or after the A-2 jacket was officially replaced. (The lack of AN-J-3 replacements may also explain why flying jackets were purchased in Australia by the Department of the U.S. Army in June 1943. These "V505" jackets have been shown to be used by some members of the U.S. Fifth Air Force.) The U.S. Army Air Forces Class 13 Catalog listed the garment as "Jacket, Flying, Type A-2". It describes the jacket's construction as "seal brown 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). The A-1's stand-up knitted collar, which buttoned closed, was supplanted in the A-2 by a shirt-style leather collar, with hidden snaps at the points and a hook-and-eye latch at the throat. Stitched-down shoulder straps were also added to the design. Sizes were listed as ranging in even numbers from 32 through 54.
Price: 129.44 USD
Location: Marshall, Wisconsin
End Time: 2023-11-09T19:35:32.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Outer Shell Material: Leather
Closure: Zip
Size: 40R
Fabric Type: Goatskin
Accents: Logo, Zipper, American Flag Patch
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: Yes
Department: Men
Collar Style: Button-Down
Style: Military Jacket
Handmade: No
Pattern: Solid
Jacket/Coat Length: regular
Garment Care: Dry Clean Only
Color: Brown
Lining Material: natural cotton
Brand: Cooper
Insulation Material: Polyester
Size Type: Regular
Type: Jacket
Model: Type A-2
Theme: USA
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Performance/Activity: Flight
Product Line: flight
