Original U.S. WWII 39th Fighter Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Lt. William Mettler’s Patched A2 Flight Jacket & Crusher Cap - “Cobra in the Clouds” British Flags Operations on the Upper Potomac

Operations on the Upper Potomac October 21–24

after which a new brass "skull crusher" was made

Nijmegen and Arnhem

The scabbard shows similar oxidation across but has no major damage or dents

Original U.S. WWII 39th Fighter Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Lt. William Mettler’s Patched A2 Flight Jacket & Crusher Cap - “Cobra in the Clouds” British Flags Operations on the Upper PotomacOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the lovely A 2 Flight Jacket & crusher cap of Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient & Fighter Pilot Lieutenant William M Mettler Jr. of the 39th Fighter Squadron. Mettler flew 25 missions with the 39th in the Southwest Pacific. The 39th were equipped with long range Lockheed P 38 Lightnings and deployed to Fifth Air Force in Australia, June 1942 under the command of the 35th Fighter Group. Began combat operations