TMJ2517 / TOYS McCOY TYPE A-2 ROUGH WEAR CLOTHING CO.FLYING FORTRESS "THE BODY " Size:36(S) This particular A-2 model was

This particular A-2 model was manufactured during the fifth production lot in 1941

These jackets featured red shells with black ribbing

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5th Air Force

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TMJ2517 / TOYS McCOY TYPE A-2 ROUGH WEAR CLOTHING CO.FLYING FORTRESS "THE BODY " Size:36(S) This particular A-2 model wasIn the film *"The War Lover,"* the B 17G piloted by the protagonist, Steve McQueen, bore the nickname **THE BODY.** The name originated from the nose artan iconic pin up girl smiling as she holds a bomb aloftpainted on the aircrafts fuselage. This A 2 jacket is a custom model featuring a specially commissioned illustration by **Hiroshi Okamoto**, combining that distinctive nose art motif with the emblem of the **8th Air Force**, to which the crew