Original U.S. WWII B-17 “Speedball” Sole Survivor & Prisoner of War Co-Pilot Lt. Kenneth L. Vaughn Patched A2 Flight Jacket - 511th Bomb Squadron Category_Receiver Top Cover Many were later modified /

Many were later modified / updated with new stocks or sights

neck guard apron is batch number stamped 3815

veterans groups engaged in a call for the Smithsonian to put the aircraft on display

The amphibious assault

The other has a small Panzer "Danziger" style Totenkopf skull from a collar tab

Original U.S. WWII B-17 “Speedball” Sole Survivor & Prisoner of War Co-Pilot Lt. Kenneth L. Vaughn Patched A2 Flight Jacket - 511th Bomb Squadron Category_Receiver Top Cover Many were later modified /Original Item. One of a Kind. This is the patched A 2 Flight Jacket of Prisoner of War & Co Pilot Lieutenant Kenneth L. Vaughn, 511th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group, who served aboard the B 17 Speedball during his 8th overall mission when the aircraft was shot down, forced to make a crash landing at Bordeaux, France on December 31st, 1943. According to a newspaper clipping in the pocket, Vaughn was the only one of his crew to survive