4: LT. HOLT PAINTED A-2 JACKET B-24 SMOKEY CITY 8TH AAF

A good painted WWII era A-2 bomber jacket with painted leather insignia, wings, named for 2nd Lieutenant Carl H. Holt, USAAF 448th Bombardment Squadron, 8th AAF European Theatre. Carl Holt joined the 715th Squadron on 15 July, 1944 with the famed 8th USAAF as a pilot on the B-24 Smokey City. He flew numerous missions over Germany and France, earning the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross. When the 448th was de-activated in 1946, he was returned to duty during the Korean War. He flew spy missions as co-pilot from England over Russia during the 1950s and 1960s.

Size 42.

All veteran attributions and histories have been provided by the consignor and are believed to be accurate but not guaranteed by the auctioneer. NO MANNEQUINS OR FORMS ARE INCLUDED WITH ANY LOT. MANNEQUINS AND FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AS FOLLOW: Mannequins $250.00, Coat Forms $150.00, Shirt Forms $75.00 and Styro heads 3 for $25.
Provenance: The Jack Angolia Collection
$1,500 - $2,000