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.

Meg Godlewski

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 01:53 PM ET

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"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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"Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art" is a book by photographer John Slemp visually documenting over 100 A-2 flight jackets from World War II.
Slemp, an aviation enthusiast, embarked on the project after the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum expressed interest in his artful photography of a single jacket, leading him to photograph collections across the country.
The book features formal portraits of the jackets, personal accounts from the service personnel who wore them, and details on their construction, artwork design, and 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.