The Doolittle Raid · April 18, 1942 · Z21S018
Cockpit USA Tokyo Raiders A-2
Horsehide Tribute Flight Jacket
$3.331.000,00
Sixteen B-25s off the USS Hornet — the first American strike on the Japanese homeland. This A-2 carries the 34th Bomb Squadron's patch and the Tokyo Raiders' story in its lining, on weathered horsehide with olive contrast stitching. Made in the USA.
Fit — Trim Military Fit
Cut trim to the military pattern. Between sizes or layering? Take the next size up.
The Doolittle Raid · April 18, 1942
Cockpit USA Tokyo Raiders A-2
$3.331.000,00
April 18, 1942.
Sixteen B-25 Mitchells, eighty men, launched from the USS Hornet — the Doolittle Raid, honored in this jacket's patch and lining.
The story inside.
Hand screen-printed and embroidered Tokyo Raiders lining; the 34th Bomb Squadron's patch on the chest.
WWII construction.
Weathered horsehide, olive contrast stitching, one-piece back, scalloped flaps. Made in the USA.
The Tokyo Raiders lining — printed and embroidered
The mission, worn inside.
The lining carries the Raiders' story in hand screen-printing and embroidery — history against the shirt, not on the sleeve.
The Workshop · Since 1975
A raid remembered in stitching.
Weathered horsehide, olive contrast thread, and a full interior liner print honoring the men of April 18, 1942.
The Tokyo Raiders A-2, beside the warbird
Fit
Trim military fit.
Sizes 38–52. Between sizes or layering? Take the next size up.
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Tokyo Raiders A-2
The Doolittle tribute
$3.331.000,00
You’re looking at it
Before you fly.
What was the Doolittle Raid?
On April 18, 1942, sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers — eighty men — launched from the USS Hornet to strike the Japanese homeland for the first time, led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle. Documented by the National Museum of the USAF.
What's on the lining?
A hand screen-printed and embroidered Tokyo Raiders artwork honoring the raid, plus the 34th Bomb Squadron patch on the chest.
How does the sizing run?
Trim military fit, sizes 38–52. Between sizes or layering? Take the next size up.
Why the olive stitching?
Olive contrast thread on weathered horsehide — this tribute's signature, matched by the 40th Anniversary A-2.
Made in USA?
Yes — made in the USA by Cockpit USA.
More horsehide.
The Doolittle Raid · First Strike on Japan
Eighty men. Sixteen bombers.
One carrier deck too short.
On April 18, 1942, sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers launched from the USS Hornet — a strike the Japanese homeland believed impossible, flown by eighty volunteers under Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle and forced to launch early after a patrol boat spotted the task force. The raid's damage was modest; its message was not. This A-2 honors the men who flew it: the 34th Bomb Squadron's patch on the chest, the Raiders' story printed and embroidered across the lining, weathered horsehide and olive stitching carrying the years. Made in the USA.
The Tokyo Raiders lining — hand screen-printed and embroidered
The Material
Weathered horsehide.
The story inside.
Medium-weight horsehide, weathered to carry years it hasn't lived yet, stitched in olive contrast thread. The A-2's original material, dressed for a tribute.
Inside, the russet cotton lining carries the Tokyo Raiders artwork — hand screen-printed and embroidered, honoring the mission of April 18, 1942.
Construction
A tribute on WWII bones.
34th Bomb Squadron patch
Embroidered on the chest — one of the raid's squadrons.
Raiders lining
Full interior artwork, hand screen-printed and embroidered.
One-piece back
The A-2's nose-art panel, seamless.
Scalloped flap pockets
With snap-down collar on a collar stand.
Brass zip + storm flap
Hook-and-eye neck closure above.
Wool-blend knits
Knit waistband, seamless flared cuffs, vent grommets, box-stitched epaulets.
“April 18, 1942. Sixteen B-25s off the USS Hornet.”
The Doolittle Raid · per the National Museum of the USAF
The Workshop · Since 1975
A raid remembered
in stitching.
The raid lasted seconds over each target; the story has lasted eighty years. Cockpit USA sews it into the jacket — squadron patch outside, printed-and-embroidered narrative inside — over weathered horsehide built to strict A-2 lines.
Cut and sewn in the USA.
The full liner print — honoring April 18, 1942
The Tokyo Raiders A-2, beside the warbird
The Details
Patch, print, and olive thread.
The Raiders lining, up close
34th Bomb Squadron patch · olive contrast stitching
Fit
Trim military fit.
Cut trim like the wartime A-2, in sizes 38–52. Full garment measurements are in the Size Guide chart.
Fit — Trim Military Fit
Between sizes, layering, or broad through the shoulders? Take the next size up.
Measurements taken with the garment laying flat.
Horsehide A-2s
Three horsehides. Two tributes.
What Customers Say
Questions
Before you fly.
What was the Doolittle Raid?
The first American air strike on the Japanese homeland: April 18, 1942 — sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers and eighty men launched from the USS Hornet under Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, forced to take off early after a Japanese patrol boat spotted the carrier. Documented by the National Museum of the USAF.
What's the 34th Bomb Squadron patch?
One of the squadrons that carried out the raid — embroidered on the chest, with the Raiders' story printed and embroidered across the lining.
Is the construction accurate?
The A-2 essentials are all here: one-piece back, scalloped flaps, snap-down collar on a stand, storm-flapped brass zip, wool-blend knits, box-stitched epaulets, trim military fit.
How does the sizing run?
Trim military fit, sizes 38–52. Between sizes or layering? Take the next size up.
Tokyo Raiders or Flying Tigers?
Two tributes on the same horsehide canvas: the Raiders honor the Doolittle mission; the Tigers honor the AVG over China. Collectors often end up with both.
Made in USA?
Yes — made in the USA by Cockpit USA.
