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Maître Lydie BRIOULT

158 - 8th Air Force Officer’s Dress Jacket
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Estimate €200 - €300
Description
8th Air Force Officer’s Dress Jacket A tailor-made jacket (Riznik & Son, San Francisco) belonging to a Lieutenant Navigator on a heavy bomber. Canetille embroidery on a blue felt background: Combat Flying Duty Patch indicating assignment to a combat unit. Ranks and collar insignia embroidered in canetille. Decoration bars for the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, American Campaign Medal, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two campaign stars and an arrowhead on the ribbon indicating participation in an amphibious landing or airborne assault. 8th Air Force shoulder badge embroidered in canetille, with short wings known as ‘Stubby Wings’. Not awarded Very good condition
See original version (French)
About the sale Sale of the Grégory Pons collection and miscellaneous items (Aviation and WW2 Militaria)
Auction location
Auction time 11/14/2026 at 1:30 PM
Lot description modified on 10/16/2026 at 9:22 AM
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