Original U.S. WWII B-17 The Character 339th Bomb Squadron Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Conflict The Martini took the Military

The Martini took the Military by and forged an Empire for Queen Victoria

One record lists 345 Fortresses assigned to the 379th Bomb Group during World War II

introduced in 1943 as an anti tank weapon

Sadly the left panel

A quality leather pouch imprinted OFFICER'S KIT containing:- a Safety Razor in pieces

Original U.S. WWII B-17 The Character 339th Bomb Squadron Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Conflict The Martini took the MilitaryOriginal Item: One of a kind. The Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress 42 40016 aka "The Character" was delivered to Long Beach, CA 3 11 43; Kearney, NJ 14 11 43 then assigned to the 8th Air Force, 96th Bombardment Group, 339th Bomb Squadron which was stationed at Snetterton, England on 30 11 43. During the war the Bombardier: Douglas Leeper (KIA by 20mm shell, pilot was Chris Wunnerberg who landed back at RAF Woodbridge, Sfk) on 10 2 44. The plane went