Our Cooper Original™ by US Wings Logo T-Shirt is made from high quality 100% pre-shrunk cotton. Features the US Wings/Cooper Original™ logo silk screened onto the front of the shirt. The logo features Contract No. W535 AC-23381, which was awarded to Cooper Sportswear on January 5, 1942 to produce A-2s for the USAAF during WWII. Wear this shirt with jeans, khakis, fatigues, cargo shorts, under a leather or nylon flight jacket or under a field jacket; looks great on both men and women! Silk screened in the USA.
The Cooper Original™ by US Wings T-shirt features:
- 100% Heavy Weight Cotton
- Cooper logo arched over US Wings logo
- Drawing Number & Contract Number
- Color: Black
- Sizes: Small to 3XL
Cooper History
Cooper Sportswear ceased production in the late 1990s, and retailer inventories were exhausted some time afterwards. Even though the A-2 is still a military-requisitioned item and contracts have been awarded to other USA suppliers using the A-2 pattern, the Cooper label is considered collectible and highly sought after by World War II re-enactors and historians. A vintage Cooper A-2 in excellent condition can be worth more than the market rate of a new-build A-2 from a current manufacturer. While original Cooper jackets are no longer in production, reproductions of Cooper jackets are being manufactured by Ohio-based US Wings Inc. US Wings was partnered with Cooper Sportswear from the 1980s until Cooper ceased production in the 1990s and now owns the rights to the Cooper name. US Wings is reproducing Cooper A-2s, G-1s and Indy Jackets under their Cooper Originals line with a label reminiscent of the original Cooper Sportswear label.
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