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Hello, some follow up. Lt Mueller survived the war. And he kept his A2. He swapped flight jackets with a shot down B17 pilot on the same day he had a forced FW landing. The painted eyes and sleeve insignia wore off. It now resides in a collection. Best, Bill
Hello, I also had the same questions about a painted or patched non A2 jacket. JG3 Sturmgruppe had a set of “eyes” painted on their left breast. Their attack on enemy aircraft was held back until they could “see the whites of their eyes”. Here is Uffz Vivroux, Lt Unger and Lt Mueller. It’s...
