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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 60. Chapters: Anorak, Straitjacket, Motorcycle personal protective equipment, Cooper A-2 jacket, Personal flotation device, Eisenhower jacket, Coat, Blazer, Jacket lapel, Doublet, White coat, Student overall, Perfecto motorcycle jacket, Leather jacket, MA-1 bomber jacket, Letterman, G-1 military flight jacket, Jerkin, Shell jacket, Amauti, Double-breasted, Smoking jacket, Cut-off, Jacket pocket, Telogreika, Pea coat, Atilla, Flak jacket, M-1965 field jacket, Ski suit, Lord Anthony, Bedgown, Donkey jacket, Basque, Safari jacket, Harrington jacket, M-1951 field jacket, Mandilion, Windbreaker, Jinbei, MA-2 bomber jacket, Gilet, Sportcoat, Afghan, Brunswick, M42 jacket, Goggle jacket, Norfolk jacket, Cagoule, Vent, Single-breasted, Chapan, Kurtka, Electric jacket, Zouave jacket, Starter jacket, Bed jacket, Waxed jacket, Floating canvas, Jupe, Bell-boy jacket, Monkey jacket. Excerpt: The Type A-2 leather flight jacket is a military flight jacket closely associated with World War II U.S. Army Air Forces pilots, navigators and bombardiers, who often decorated their jackets with squadron patches and elaborate artwork painted on the back. Sometimes casually referred to as a "Bomber jacket, its original designation was "Jacket, Pilot's (summer)," and its wartime usage was limited neither to pilots nor to bomber crews. The Type A-2 flying jacket was standardized by the U.S. Army Air Corps as the successor to the Type A-1 flying jacket adopted in 1927. The Type Designation Sheet lists the dates for Service Test as September 20, 1930, and Standardized (adopted as standard issue) on May 9, 1931. The military specification number for Type A-2 is 94-3040. The Drawing Number was given as 31-1415, but the spec. labels found in the jackets themselves show this to be 30-1415. On April 27, 1943, Type A-2 was declared Limited Standard, meaning that on...
