WW11 A-2 PAINTED JACKET B-25

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At least the seller is candid about the provenance of the jacket's original owner. Which is surprising with the number of missions and ships sunk painted on the back. At the least he should have been awarded a DFC.

""WE HAVE A BOOK ON THE 345TH BOMB GROUP (WARPATH ACROSS THE PACIFIC) AND THERE IS NO ENTRY FOR W. E. BYRD.

 

[Peter Graham]

A double bluff perhaps ? The artwork looks too nice but I know jack shit about artwork.

 

[Andrew]

Beautiful looking jacket and art- it looks old to me but it could be new old I guess. Seller sounds like an asshole though so i'd be wary even if I were able to bid (hope he's not a member... )

 

[CBI]

great artwork but I am highly suspect that its original

 

[Roughwear]

I love the art work, but it appears to have been done either at the end of the jacket's wartime service life or much more recently. There is no wear to the artwork yet plenty to the jacket with wear marks appearing to extend under the painting. Perhaps the vet's children had it done long after the war as a present for Dad?

 

[TankBuster]

The artwork looks original to me. However, there is no provenance, so who knows for sure. There are some tell tale signs that help to determine originality. I will not share them here though. There's no need to help the fakers and unethical sellers get any better at their trade!

 

[zoomer]

It's so good it makes me suspicious...altho there were some professional artists around, of course.

 

[CBI]

the paint job does not have 60 year old wear. Not that all of the jackets look trashed out now but there is not enough pile vs. cracked piant. Kind of hard to sum up in/on a short post. I am sure its not original BUT its very nice work. Also the font is pretty suspect.