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Coffee Table Book Celebrates WWII Flight Jacket Art

"Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art," creates a visual record of A-2 jackets from World War II as seen through the lens of award-winning photographer John Slemp.

"Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art," is a visual record of A-2 jackets from World War II as seen through the lens of award-winning photographer John Slemp. [Courtesy: John Slemp]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art by photographer John Slemp visually documents WWII A-2 flight jackets through a collection of over 100 photographs.
  • The project originated from Slemp photographing a friend's uncle's jacket and expanded after a Smithsonian curator expressed interest, leading Slemp to photograph jackets from individuals and numerous museums nationwide.
  • Beyond the artistic photographs, the book includes personal accounts from the service personnel who wore the jackets, details on their construction and artwork, and their influence on fashion.
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, a collection of photographs can tell the whole story, as is the case with Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art, a visual record of A-2 jackets from World War II as seen through the lens of award-winning photographer John Slemp.

In addition to being a professional photographer, Slemp is an aviation enthusiast. His interest in photographing flight jackets began when he took photographs of a jacket that belonged to the uncle of a friend.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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