Original U.S. WWII 1st Combat Cargo Squadron Named Officer A-2 Flight Jacket - China Air Task Force Japanese Documents and Books Operation Torch in November 1942

Operation Torch in November 1942 was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to engage in the fight against NSDAP Germany on a limited scale

which is why this version is called the M18/43

and very solid construction

This involved a 2261-mile round trip

Original U.S. WWII 1st Combat Cargo Squadron Named Officer A-2 Flight Jacket - China Air Task Force Japanese Documents and Books Operation Torch in November 1942Original Item: One of a kind. This is an incredible A 2 flight jacket named to Captain Clifford L. Monical who was a pilot assigned to the 1st Combat Cargo Group, 1st Combat Cargo Squadron. The 1st Combat Cargo Squadron, nicknamed the Great Snafu Fleet, was activated on 15 April 1944 and assigned to the 1st Combat Cargo Group. The squadron flew C 47 Skytrain aircraft throughout the China Burma India (CBI) Theater in WWII. Captain Monical's grave stone