ORIGINAL WWII J. A. DUBOW MFG. CO. 27798 TYPE A-2 (6TH TOW TARGET SQUADRON)

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

It is always a pleasure to find jackets that defy the passage of time. I have seen repros with more aging than this WWII example.

This A-2 is 1 of 50,000 made by J. A. Dubow Mfg. Co. under contract No. W535 A.C. 27798 awarded in fiscal year, 1942.

The condition of this jacket is amazing, considering it is over 80 years old. All parts are original to the jacket.

This A-2 belonged to J. I. Small. Unfortunately, I have not found any info about him.

Left chest depicts a diamond-shaped, hand-drawn silk patch with the 6th Tow Target Squadron emblem. This squadron was based in at Biggs Airfield (El Paso, TX) flying B-26 Marauder.

Say no more fellas, enjoy it.

Regards,
Jorge

TRADEAJACKET on Instagram: "It is always a pleasure to find jackets that defy the passage of time. I have seen repros with more aging than this WWII example. This A-2 is 1 of 50,000 made by J. A. Dubow Mfg. Co. under contract No. W535 A.C. 27798 awa

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[Juanito]

Holy cow, what an example.

 

[ZuZu]

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You are a talented jacket photographer and of course finder. Always with the great jackets! I think that this jacket is what many would have looked like if packed away and never used from 1945 onwards. A lot of the ageing we see on jackets is probably post war. Rare to see a really messed up jacket in period photos although it's not unheard of. This jacket has obviously been used- you can see this in how the lining's worn through by the hanger- but it still looks almost mint. I have to wear a repro quite a bit to get this effect if at all. I think a lot of originals looked like THIS during the war.

Thanks for showing us this stuff!

 

[Juanito]

You are a talented jacket photographer and of course finder. Always with the great jackets! I think that this jacket is what many would have looked like if packed away and never used from 1945 onwards. A lot of the ageing we see on jackets is probably post war. Rare to see a really messed up jacket in period photos although it's not unheard of. This jacket has obviously been used- you can see this in how the lining's worn through by the hanger- but it still looks almost mint. I have to wear a repro quite a bit to get this effect if at all. I think a lot of originals looked like THIS during the war.

Thanks for showing us this stuff!

Would agree on all accounts.

 

[mulceber]

Saw it on your instagram, and was waiting for it to show up here - impressive!

 

[Lowden025]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[B-Man2]

Another gem Jorge .

 

[blackrat2]

And he does it again!
Very nice Jorge

 

[Flightengineer]

Jorge, as a fan of this particular contact I thank you for your efforts in finding it and for posting it here.

 

[saucerfiend]

OK, time for the wearing pic!

 

[Silver Surfer]

damn if it just doesn't look just like my bk dubow.