WWII USAAF D-1 Shearling Jacket Werber 1943 + 1942 Flight Cap Display Set
Army Air Forces Type D-1 shearling mechanics jacket manufactured by Werber Sportswear Co. Original nomenclature label remains present and readable.
This contract dates to the WWII period, circa 1942-43. The Type D-1 was a shearling cold-weather jacket associated primarily with USAAF ground and maintenance personnel. It is NOT represented as wearable. The approximately 80+ year-old sheepskin/leather is heavily distressed and fragile with extensive surface deterioration, cracking, flaking, losses/tears, damaged areas and general deterioration throughout. Zippers show substantial oxidation/corrosion and are not guaranteed functional.
Shearling shows age, wear and discoloration. Please examine all photographs closely. Despite its condition, this is an authentic surviving WWII USAAF flight-line garment retaining its important original Werber Sportswear contract label. Also included is an original WWII U.Army Air Forces shearling cap, tagged size 7ΒΌ and manufactured by Phaneuf-Benton, Inc. Boston under a 1942 Air Corps contract. The cap is period-correct to the jacket but is not represented as having been originally issued together.
Both pieces are offered as historical display/collector pieces due to their fragile condition.