Original U.S. WWII Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Goldfish Club Member Bombadier 2nd Lieutenant John Lamphear - 8th Air Force, 466th Bomb Group, 784th Bomb Squadron - B-24 Liberator “Parson’s Chariot” Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The US government was unwilling

The US government was unwilling to supply the Tsarist Russian government with the guns and there is some doubt as to whether they were actually delivered

manufactured in Russia in 1879

arriving after a night march at their destination at 1000 the following day

Interestingly it still retains the "dog" safety catch on the rear of the hammer

82md Division” at Camp Claiborne

Original U.S. WWII Painted A-2 Flight Jacket Goldfish Club Member Bombadier 2nd Lieutenant John Lamphear - 8th Air Force, 466th Bomb Group, 784th Bomb Squadron - B-24 Liberator “Parson’s Chariot” Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The US government was unwillingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a handpainted A 2 flight jacket for the B 24 Liberator Parsons Chariot. This jacket belonged to Bombardier 2nd Lieutenant John D. W. Lamphear, of the 466th Bomb Group, 784th Bomb Squadron who fell under command of the 8th Army Air Force. We were fortunate enough to find out that he received the Purple Heart for wounds received on October 15, 1944. The most notable feature is the painted