?Silver Wings Leather Jackets? is the sixth book in Jon Maguire's definitive series on the uniforms and insignia of U.S. Army aviation from World War I through World War II. This volume focuses on rare and unusual items not covered in the author's previous books. For this book, aviation museums and private collectors throughout the U.S. have generously opened their collections of extremely rare: AVG, Eagle Squadron, Aces, A-2 jackets, attributed general's items, OSS material, First Air Commandos, World War I wing badges, CNAC, paper items, and many other interesting and unique artifacts. SELLING POINTS: *Covers the rarest and most sought after AAF collectibles *Subjects include AVG, Eagle Squadrons, and painted A-2 jackets *Author's tenth book on World War II military collectibles ILLUSTRATIONS: 800 colour Jb/w
