{"product_id":"wwii-perry-sportswear-type-2-flight-jacket-donald-duck","title":"Chaqueta de vuelo tipo A-2 Perry Sportswear de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, arte nasal del Pato Donald “They’ve Got the Guts”, piel de caballo, talla 40","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Yokosuka \u0026amp; Amekaji\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eProperty from a private aviation and wartime art collection: a U.S. Army Air Forces A-2 produced by Perry Sportswear at the height of the Second World War, its back painted “They’ve Got the Guts” with Donald Duck paratroopers descending beneath an aircraft. Regulation leather became a record of humor, morale and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew objects capture the emotional texture of wartime life as vividly as a painted flight jacket. This A-2, produced by Perry Sportswear during the Second World War, is both functional military attire and an intimate expression of identity; its leather, aged and softened through decades, bears witness to time in a way no untouched artifact could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back panel carries the composition “They’ve Got the Guts”: an aircraft with a trio of descending figures rendered in Disney's Donald Duck style, suggesting troop-drop imagery linked to Airborne and Troop Carrier Command themes. The slogan reads as a salute to paratroopers, bomber crews and the men who jumped into uncertainty. The front continues the narrative with a hand-painted Donald Duck wartime combat motif in a circular panel, connecting the jacket to the morale-art traditions widely adopted by aircrews and paratrooper units.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring WWII, Disney Studios collaborated with U.S. military units, producing insignia, patches and morale imagery, and Donald Duck, chaotic yet resilient, became a stand-in for the American serviceman: frustrated, determined, relentless. The jacket sits where war met animation, fear met humor and regulation met individuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerry Sportswear contracts are known for a slightly heavier hide feel than some contemporaries, clean wartime stitching and the balanced silhouette typical of early A-2 specification runs. Perry is a respected mid-tier contract maker, often overlooked beside Rough Wear or Dubow. With its multi-panel artwork and the crossover it holds between WWII militaria, Disney wartime artifacts and A-2 collecting, this is part uniform, part illustration and part emotional artifact of the twentieth century's defining conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perry Sportswear Co. (early to mid WWII contract producer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e U.S. Army Air Forces Type A-2 flight jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1942–1943 (peak wartime issue window)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Horsehide, wartime finish, now oxidized with surface breakdown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seal brown, aged to a warm russet-chocolate tone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40 (tag present)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e Period zipper, functional; tape repair noted; slider possibly replaced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit attribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e Air Transport \/ Troop Carrier Command lineage (visual, from patch evidence)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e Front: hand-painted Donald Duck combat motif in a circular panel. Back: “They’ve Got the Guts”, aircraft with paratrooper Donald trio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Property from a private aviation \u0026amp; wartime art collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition consistent with genuine wartime use; a display-grade wearable artifact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurface coating breakdown and aging to the horsehide; the leather remains supple.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWear to the lining and loss to the collar lining, consistent with decades of neck abrasion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence of repairs and interior modifications, from field or postwar repair culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnit cuffs replaced.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZipper functional, with tape repair noted and the slider possibly replaced.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA period WWII Perry Sportswear contract example; the front and back Disney wartime motifs are presented as original hand-painting, and the unit attribution rests on visual patch evidence only. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinue browsing: \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/vintage-military-flight-jacket-nose-art\"\u003eMilitary Flight Jackets\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/american-casual-amekaji-and-wagara-fashion\"\u003eAmekaji \u0026amp; Wagara Fashion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/es\/products\/pherrows-a-2-army-airforces-b-24-bomber-plane-back-paint-disney-chip-dale-831st-sq-size-40\"\u003ePherrow's A-2 Old Doc Yacht B-24 jacket\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/es\/products\/wwii-2-spiewak-flight-jacket-t-van-kirk-name-strip-mischief\"\u003eVan Kirk attributed Spiewak A-2 flight jacket\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/es\/products\/wwii-usaaf-2-flight-jacket-1756-type-15th-air-force-hand\"\u003e15th Air Force hand-painted WWII A-2 flight jacket\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Yokosuka \u0026amp; Amekaji\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eYokosuka Archive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particular size, motif or decade in mind? 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Name the maker, the embroidery and the chest measurement, and the Hunting Salon™ watches for it on your behalf. \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eRequest a jacket search →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: wwii a-2 flight jacket original · perry sportswear a-2 · donald duck nose art jacket · they've got the guts jacket · painted a-2 jacket wwii · troop carrier command a-2 · disney wwii flight jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Disney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52249033048357,"sku":null,"price":47420.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/WWIIA-2FlightJacketPerrySportswearDonaldDuckNoseArtThey_veGottheGutsLeatherBomberSize40_1.png?v=1776684490","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/es\/products\/wwii-perry-sportswear-type-2-flight-jacket-donald-duck","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}