All Flight Jackets Tell a Story
Original or tribute, flight jackets are cherished articles.
Original or tribute, flight jackets are cherished articles.
If you are looking for gifts for a pilot, mechanic, or aviation enthusiast, there’s so much out there to choose from that it is easy to get overwhelmed.
“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.
They’re practical, collectible, a fashion statement, an artist’s canvas, part of family traditions, and more.
I was doing a play in Chicago in the early 70s. Two of the cast members were William H. Macy and Mike Nussbaum. Macy’s dad, Bill Sr., had flown B-17s in World War II, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Squadron. Thirty-five missions in Europe, recipient of the Silver Star. Bill Jr. inherited his dad’s flight jacket, […]