Clothing: 33 x 10.2 x 26cm (13 in. x 4 in. x 10 1/4 in.)
Size: Medium
Type:
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Footwear
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Physical Description:
United States Army Air Forces Type A-6 flying boot; molded rubber lower with dark brown leather upper and shearling lining; zipper with leather cord pull down the front of the boot.
Summary:
The Type A-6 was a high altitude flying boot typically issued to American bomber crews during World War II. Standardized by the Army Air Corp on March 27, 1937, it remained in use throughout war. The lower section of the boot was molded rubber with a waterproof leather upper with a shearling lining. The boot was typically worn over an electrically heated insert or standard issue low-quarter shoe.
These boots were worn by the donor Len Morgan (1923-2005). In the spring of 1941 before the United States entered World War II, Morgan went to Canada and jointed the Royal Canadian Air Force and earned his RCAF wings on November 21, 1941. Following the entry of the United States in the war, Morgan transferred into the U.S. Army Air Forces and served in North Africa and Mediterranean theater with Air Transport Command.
