Flight Jacket Books
You guys have probably been asked many times what are the best books on flight jackets especially A2. Please give me your best views on the top books and how to purchase. Many thanks
View ArticleJacket Flying 7823C with 3rd Pursuit Sqr. logo
Hello Friends, My name is Pierre, I'm a new user in your forum and I'm French, I live in south of france (Avignon with his famous bridge) and my english is not very good .So, sorry for that. I recently...
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Flight Jacket Scarves
Anyone wearing any neat repro flight jacket scarves or vintage ones with their jackets as it’s getting cooler outside?
View ArticleEmpty wardrobe for flight jackets
For the first time in 39 years I am nearly out of flight jackets, my last A2 a buzz ricksons rough wear sold last week.. My first jacket was way back in 1980 was an RAAF nylon concord L2, they had a...
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Experience with this brand?
I stumbled across this yesterday while searching for info on the new U.S. Army A-2. Prices seem reasonable or low for U.S. made jackets. I wonder who makes the jackets. Aviation Collectibles, Military...
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Seriously? That expensive?
Guys, i just got the weekly News from "Real McCoys" ... I'm always surprised about their pricelevel and wonder if they still find People to buy their stuff ... A2 for more than 2.000 bucks - way out of...
View ArticleOldie but Goodie...my grand old dame of flightjackets...
...and the first real repro I got myself. Eastman House B-3 purchased around before the Euro was introduced, sometime in 1998 IIRC... It shows its age by now, it has quite a few scuffs, the lacquer is...
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Can anyone identify this ‘G1’ please?
A mate has just bought this jacket but it’s label is missing. The Waldes zipper looks like a replacement. It has USN perforations on the wind flap and A USN pained stencil under the right side of the...
View ArticleOriginal B7 parka value
I know appraisals are strictly taboo on here from what I have seen and read . But I could really do with some help . If anybody would care to ? My B7 parka and matching A6 pants .
View ArticleType A-2 How they were made in 1942 and why the anomalies
This should go a long way toward explaining the differences in the same size of the sampe contract, no matter which contract How an A-2 production line would/could/should have been set up. Variation...
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very rare WW2 RAF sheepskin flight jacket rare heated version
found it on ebay, never seen an heated version of RAF sheepskin jacket! ORIG WWII AVIATOR RAF HEATED BOMBER JACKET W/ RECEPTACLES~FLYING FORTRESS B-52 | eBay ORIGINAL WWII RAF AVIATOR JACKET WITH...
View ArticleSerenity and Criticism
I'm posting this basically because I'm too dumb to find the Member Bio area. I feel the need to explain that I come from a place of objective criticism- neither of my threads in "Repros" right now is...
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Olive Capeskin?
Eastman claims that the original specs called for Olive Capeskin for the A-1 Flight jacket. The documentation I have seen says the test samples were made in 1. Brown & 2.Tan. It appears that...
View ArticleTapatalk
Is VLJ on tapatalk ? I thought it is but got a new phone and lost a bunch of stuff.
View ArticleI need help identifying a G-1(?) jacket.
Hello all, first time poster so forgive me for any mistakes. I was hoping someone here could help me out identifying this jacket. Any help would be great! I honestly have no clue, the only photo of a...
View ArticleBest Contract for Wider shoulders?
Which contract fits best for someone with wider shoulders, ie: me. about 5'10ish and 173 pounds. 44 chest. My current 44 Aero gets snug if I lean forward with out stretched arms. My 46 didn't but had...
View ArticleShinki A-2 from RMC
I've unloaded most of my jackets made in steer and suede and decided to keep things simple with just a couple of nice HH jackets. I love Vicenza leather that Aero uses, but one that stands out for me...
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A "Flaw" I wish a repro maker would copy!
I have seen a few original Aeros with this "flaw": It is a 15142p epaulet. You can clearly see that the operator making the eps was in a big hurry so that the parallel line stitching is very big and...
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TELL US ABOUT YOUR DONG!! )We can’t wait to hear)
I had the worst nightmare last night, I woke up in a cold sweat... I dreamed my dog got ahold of my Dong and chewed the hell out of it
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