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Anyone been to this site?

Some nice flight jackets and groupings. Has anyone done business with them? https://www.ima-usa.com/collections/u-s-uniforms Since this site is not ebay or an auction, I put it here. Admin please move...

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What would you do with this B-3?

Just got this Aero B-3 seems like a solid start. No major damage, just the usual wear and tear.

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Conmar zipper

Does anyone knows more about this zipper? View attachment 7712 View attachment 7713 View attachment 7714 View attachment 7712 View attachment 7713 View attachment 7714

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Avoid the Polo M-421

Polo Ralph Lauren jackets in the BuAer M-421 style - spec number not listed or mentioned - are being sold on eBay. They are very faithfully detailed, altho made of extra fine chino instead of the...

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Cockpit 37J1: could have been so much better

View attachment 7212 OK, so I said what the hey and dropped $320 on a Cockpit 37J1. I am not sorry I did, and one can only expect so much from CPT, but I did NOT get $320 worth of jacket. I look good...

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Boots / shoes to wear with your flight jacket s...

Hi guys, I have spent the beautiful day in our garden....and cleaned some of my boots. Guess there is another obvious Obsession! Four Pairs of Redwings, two Pairs of Thorogoods, one Pair of Whites's....

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Soldier of Fortune aviators kit bag AN-6505-1

Although I got this over a week ago I hadn't got around to posting a thread due to a home DIY project. But today I got a bit of free time to take a few snaps and thought I'd post them here along with a...

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Watches to wear with your flight jackets...

Hi Guys, as I hi-jacked a thread over at the "General discussion" section and posted pitures of my watch in the "What jacket are you wearing today?" thread, I thought it might be cool to start a...

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My upcycled silver wings display case

I converted a 3 of these old chisel boxes about 4 years ago , one ended up in El Paso , one in Anchorage AK and i kept one for myself . Just thought id post them in "case " anyone else has upcycled...

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New A-1 Racer in Black 4 OZ Aniline Cowhide

We have updated our A-1 Racer with new hides and a few re-designed elements. I redid the collar design and really love the way it has turned out. It is a variation on a A-1 and 37J1 collars with a...

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repurposing busted jackets

Anyone ever make or have made a bag, computer case, etc. out of a damaged 2nd hand jacket with good leather? I had an L.L. Bean goat jacket, sort of an Indy-G-1 hybrid that cost me about $40 and never...

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Maps Only C/D

got one of the harder to find items for my AAF collection this week! Already had the escape compass but now it has a home! 1943 C/D with rubberized canvas pouch View attachment 7677 View attachment 7678

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French Goatskin, Assembled After HWT

Gents, I have just finished the pattern grading for my newest pattern from John. That being the Bronco 29191 contract. For the first jacket, I decided to HWT the leather FIRST instead of shrinking it...

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Painted and ID'd footlocker

Picked up this footlocker recently. I believe it's from a bomb squadron that was either stationed in Panama, Caribbean or Bahamas during the war. Research to come.

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Is this one of JCs jackets ??

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Good-Wear-...m=253798596878&_trksid=p2060778.c100290.m3507

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Staying Logged In

Anyone else getting bumped every time they leave the forum? My sign on and password are remembered and will auto fill quickly enough but I am still logged out each time I leave. This is on the PC only....

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Original RoughWear A-2 - 27752 info

Hi everybody prior ordering another RW A-2 ..27752, just wanted to ask whether anyone here has such an original, just to learn how an original looks like, compared to the ( most accurate) repros...

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Bronson B-15A, 1st Look

A few weeks ago, after reading a few posts about the Bronson B-10, I decided to role the dice and purchase a Bronson B-15A. I had read about the sizing problems with jackets coming out of China and...

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Shrinking a leather jacket?

Hi Guys: For those of you who have had success in shrinking leather jackets by wetting them and then drying them in the dryer, how wet did you get them and how long did you dry them? Did you use hot...

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The biggest contract Aero Leather of Beacon NY ever received

About 20 years ago we bought what we believed to be an immediate post war Civilian jacket made by Aero Leather Clothing of Beacon, New York. What was intriguing was the design, knitted cuffs on a Half...

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