T-SHIRT TO WEAR UNDER AN M-422A or A-2
Anyone else wear the Eastman t-shirts? They have that 40's t-shirt cut with tube construction, shorter sleeves and a trimmer fit than baggy modern tees. They're not cheap but wear really well and hold...
View ArticleBomb tags
Picked a couple of these mint bomb tags the other week. Couldn't find the "What to put in your jacket pocket" thread so creating a new thread. Obviously no good as a zipper pull any more than the...
View ArticleLooking for info on this jacket
Hi everyone, greeting from indonesia, love this forum. Can anyone help me,need some info on this jacket, I can't find anything on net. Brand : Numac Made in : Sydney australia Size:42
View ArticleWatches 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...
View ArticleMunich here I come
So, the Oktoberfest this weekend and gonna try have a look round Munich Monday, my question to anyone in Germany is, can I get away with my A2 layered over a trucker jacket or am I gonna be freezing or...
View ArticleOk, RRL
RRL makes some good stuff. But then they also make things like this. Really, RRL? Really? Saved for posterity.... View attachment 9593 ... Ok, RRL
View ArticlePecards or ELC's?
Just for general conditioning has anyone any comments on which is best or am I not comparing like for like? Pecards direct from US is cheaper than ELC's albeit there's 2 bottles of the latter but they...
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Leather 457th Bomb Group,rank & name strip, to Finland I made...
Here's a small grouping of patches I just finished recently, made for a man's jacket in Finland, 457th Bombardment Group, set of Captain's bar rank and name strip, I applied a "dirty wash" effect to...
View ArticleStretching your jacket up a size
I posted this on the old forum and by request I'm posting it again. I have a Willis & Geiger A-1 that was given to me as a gift. It was supposedly worn in the mini series "War and Remembrance" by a...
View ArticleFree USA Shipping @ Headwind MFG Co
We are happy to announce that we are now offering free shipping to all US customers! Best Regards, Jay
View ArticleHeadwind Mfg Co - The New A-1
Here are some photos of our newly renovated A-1 jacket. We got new top quality, thick and chunky Horn buttons for the main buttons and real bone buttons on the inside. This one was made in our new...
View Article$785 for this?
Schott Waxed Natural Pebbled Cowhide A-2 Leather Flight Jacket View attachment 8905 My first ever A-2 was a Schott. Hershey-bar-brown goat, poly-cotton liner, super-low neckline, close-set pockets,...
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The Fuehrer's Face-information needed
Does anyone know if the 570th BS based at Framlingham had a B-17 called the The Fuehrer's Face. I know there was a 1943 cartoon which was popular in the War and own a jacket with the 570th patch on the...
View ArticleWhere do I go to have zipper replaced and repaired?
I've recently acquired a pretty good condition 1974 MA-1, but the main zipper is showing it's age. I've got my hands on the Scovill zippers which should be the identical replacement, now the question...
View ArticlePinterest - interesting A2 painted jackets
Some I have seen before many I have not . https://www.pinterest.com/garyhullf...2900&utm_source=31&utm_term=1&utm_medium=2004 BIP
View ArticleRepro or Original?
Sitting home with way to much time on my hands and happened to read a recent thread, wherein a few people mentioned that they preferred owning and wearing a reproduction A2 jacket to an original. So I...
View ArticleQuestion - The most practical flying jacket?
Some recent comments concerning Matt's BK ANJ-3 and Techno's recent Aero one got me thinking what do the members here consider the most practical flying jacket? I'm not asking what's your favourite one...
View ArticleAero W535-ac-21996 Tags?
G'day! Well it's only been 6 years since I was last here.. that's bad isn't it.. I remember at the time, (mid 2012) I was spending way too much money on jackets, and if you don't know that feeling, I'd...
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