USAAF WW2 B-3 Flying Jacket 'Captain Roy F. Claytor' 100th Bomb Group

In a very stunning condition and a musthave for every US Army Air Force Collector, the original WW2 B-3 Flying Jacket of Captain Roy F. Claytor member of the 100th Bomb Group, 350th Bombardment Squadron.
You probably know Roy F. Claytor was played by the son of Steven Spielberg, Sawyer Spielberg in the Serie Masters of the Air, which is based on the book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller.
This jacket is not a serie used example but the real WW2 jacket used by Captain Roy F. Claytor.
The jacket was originally found in Belgium and was put on Ebay +20 years ago by a German collector.
The jacket was eversince in a private collection and now for sale.
The jacket comes in a used condition with traces of wear and age and has on the left breast the original name tag of 'Claytor, R. F'.
The jacket comes with a damaged zipper but in our opinion easy to make working again only a small blockade of the zipper.
The jacket comes in a good overall condition for mannequin use.
Attached to the jacket is a copy of the original 25 pages intellegence files written by Roy about the crash of their plane 'Alice from Dallas' in Belgium on 17 August 1943.

Roy Frank Claytor Sr. was born on January 21, 1917, in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama. He was the son of Roy Festus Claytor. He was married to Mary Lunita Johnson Claytor. He studied Agricultural Engineering at Auburn University before joining the Army in 1941. He served in the 350th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Lieutenant and Pilot of B-17 42-5867 also known as 'Alice From Dallas' during World War II.

On August 17, 1943, during a mission targeting a Messerschmitt aircraft factory in Regensburg, Germany, the aircraft was hit over Belgium, leading to its crash near Bilsen Belgium. Two crew members perished, three were captured as prisoners of war, and five escaped with assistance from Belgian resistance groups, returning to England through the Comet Line, a network aiding Allied service members in evading Nazi capture.

Lt Claytor evaded capture and returned to the US. After the war, he continued his career in the U.S. Air Force, flying B-29s during the Korean War and serving in Strategic Air Command, Alaskan Air Command, Pacific Air Forces, and the Military Airlift Command. He was deployed to Thailand during the Vietnam War (1965–1966), flying support missions into Vietnam until 1969–1970.

He was promoted to Colonel in 1968 and retired as a Grade P.E. in 1970. In retirement, he worked in real estate with H. P. Blanks until his passing on September 18, 2003. Col Claytor is now buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA.

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