Ever heard of paratrooper A-2?

[Anonymous]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-AIRBORNE-PA ... 4185676a64

 

[jschare]

Yes... Here is a pic of Richard Winters wearing an A-2 and another of Winters' character in Band of Brothers wearing one.

 

[Rutger]

Well, I do love this one : " DUE TO PROBLEMS, shipping to Comm-block COUNTRIES===like Russia/Czechoslovakia/Balkans/etc "

 

[Roughwear]

Yes I have. I own a patched Doniger from the 82nd Airborne. The Ebay jacket appear to be a privately purchased example.

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Officers were issued Leather Jackets, even the B-3. But this slam bang example is way off. I can't say for sure that the shoulder patch was never put on the breast but I'm about to bet my left one that it wasn't. And that name tag or whatever it is just aint right. I don't think any self respecting paratrooper would be caught dead in that rag.

 

[buzzthetower]

The original jacket in the eBay sale is most likely an original 1940s civilian Aero A-2 jacket, one of their mail order models that we've seen the advertisements of. The label is identical to several that I've seen.

Here's an original Dubow, owned by a friend of mine:

J

 

[JDAM]

Looks pretty good to me too...

Comm Bloc (UK)

 

[foster]

The 82nd did tend to wear the division patch on the chest, instead of the arm. Numerous wartime photographs can validate this.

 

[Anonymous]

wow amazing
love that seal dubow

 

[foster]

I should mention that within the 82nd, it was not only paratrooper officers that received A2 jackets, but also some officers of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment as well.

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Well waddaya know, never heard of such an animal but there they are, Glad I did say that I can't say for sure.

 

[ausreenactor]

The 'Geronimo' book shows a few 82nd, 101st (including a Camo lined A-2; the best kind) and I think a 17th Airborne A-2?

Couchy

 

[a2jacketpatches]

The 'Geronimo' book shows a few 82nd, 101st (including a Camo lined A-2; the best kind) and I think a 17th Airborne A-2?

Couchy

You were wearing that in Vegas, yes?

 

[ausreenactor]

Yes I was mate....

Had to dress up for the occasion!

 

[Stony]

I had a patched 462nd PFAB 27798 Dubow last year with a killer 5" unit patch on the breast.

If you had some connections and were of high enough rank, you could get anything during the war even if it wasn't issue or regulation.

 

[6148th T.C.Squadron]

Off topic, just liked the picture.

 

[TankBuster]

I used to own a original named 82nd Airborne patched A-2. Not being a airborne collector, I moved it on for pretty big money to a guy that specialized in 82nd material. Looking back though, I maybe should have kept it.

 

[colekwok]

Well, if you are talking about no so authentic but excellent repros, Custom King from Japan have a few.

 

[Roughwear]

Here's a Doniger in my collection that was issued to an officer in the 82nd Airborne.

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Love that Geronimo