Rare WW2 VMF-323 Death Rattlers Decal On Leather Patch USMC G-1 Leather Bomber Jacket
Original Navy / USMC G-1 Leather Bomber Jacket with Very Rare VMF-323 Death Rattlers Decal on Leather Patch.
There has been a small V-shaped repair on the back right flank.
Has all original buttons and a secret breast pocket inside on the left side.
Leather has been professionally treated and is soft and flexible throughout.
An amazing historical jacket that shows its age, but is well preserved and in actual wearable condition!
On April 9, 1945, 24 aircraft from the Death Rattlers launched from the USS White Plains (CVE-66) and flew into Kadena airfield in support of Opperation Iceberg during the Battle of Okinawa. Combat operations commenced the following day. Between then and the Japanese surrender in August, the Death Rattlers racked up 124 Japanese planes shot down without a single loss. The highest total of any squadron during the battle. Twelve Death Rattlers became aces.
Size: 38
Measurements:
Chest: 20-1/2”
Shoulder: 17”
Sleeve: 26-1/2”
Full Back Length: 26”
Original Navy / USMC G-1 Leather Bomber Jacket with Very Rare VMF-323 Death Rattlers Decal on Leather Patch.
There has been a small V-shaped repair on the back right flank.
Has all original buttons and a secret breast pocket inside on the left side.
Leather has been professionally treated and is soft and flexible throughout.
An amazing historical jacket that shows its age, but is well preserved and in actual wearable condition!
On April 9, 1945, 24 aircraft from the Death Rattlers launched from the USS White Plains (CVE-66) and flew into Kadena airfield in support of Opperation Iceberg during the Battle of Okinawa. Combat operations commenced the following day. Between then and the Japanese surrender in August, the Death Rattlers racked up 124 Japanese planes shot down without a single loss. The highest total of any squadron during the battle. Twelve Death Rattlers became aces.
Size: 38
Measurements:
Chest: 20-1/2”
Shoulder: 17”
Sleeve: 26-1/2”
Full Back Length: 26”
Original Navy / USMC G-1 Leather Bomber Jacket with Very Rare VMF-323 Death Rattlers Decal on Leather Patch.
There has been a small V-shaped repair on the back right flank.
Has all original buttons and a secret breast pocket inside on the left side.
Leather has been professionally treated and is soft and flexible throughout.
An amazing historical jacket that shows its age, but is well preserved and in actual wearable condition!
On April 9, 1945, 24 aircraft from the Death Rattlers launched from the USS White Plains (CVE-66) and flew into Kadena airfield in support of Opperation Iceberg during the Battle of Okinawa. Combat operations commenced the following day. Between then and the Japanese surrender in August, the Death Rattlers racked up 124 Japanese planes shot down without a single loss. The highest total of any squadron during the battle. Twelve Death Rattlers became aces.
Size: 38
Measurements:
Chest: 20-1/2”
Shoulder: 17”
Sleeve: 26-1/2”
Full Back Length: 26”
