The jacket was made in the USA between 1941 - 1945 under the Lend Lease Agreement.
This meant that the USA supplied the Allied Nations with vast amounts of War Material(whilst not being involved in the war at that time). They supplied the Russian Army with a total of 11.3 Billion.
These jackets were included in this allowance, and were worn by the Russian pilots during the war.
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