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Poll: If you could only have one A 2.

I did a search on this and didn't find anything so let's give it a try.(please let me know if I missed it) Poll: If you could only have one A2 what manufacturer and contract would it be? I'll tally the...

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Possible Eastman B-3 TRADE - trading my 44 for a 46 in Buy and Sell

Possible Eastman B-3 TRADE - trading my 44 for a 46 in case there is any interest - see link

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White aircrew polo neck sweaters

Am looking for your views on what's the best replica aircrew sweater on sale today , there are 3 suppliers here in the UK, Eastman leathers £95, Aero leathers £80 and Silvermans who sells thier's as RN...

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How do I match the color of these panels on my B-3 reproduction?

I sent this jack to Arrow Fabricare to be restored at the advice of Schott and I can't understand why they left the two biggest panels untreated. The rest of the jacket is great. At this point, I kind...

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please help I.D this Jacket

View attachment 2184 I bought this jacket the other day and have been trying to find out what it is. it has thick wool lining and was made in Pavia, Italy. Thanks.

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Leather 497th Bombardment Group & 869th Bombardment Squadron

These two leather jacket patches I recently made for a B-29 unit veteran's relative, enjoy 497th Bombardment Group(right) and a 869th Bombardment Squadron . View attachment 2146

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How to Remove Heat Transfer Decal from Nylon L-2A?

I'm thinking about ordering a Bronson L-2A (they call it an L-2B but I can live with one wrong letter on the spec label). However, they have Army Air Forces decals on the sleeve and inside back panel...

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Some Eastman Photos

I was having a clear out of my old Photobucket pics and came across jackets I'd forgotten that I had owned... Here's an ELC Irvin with a matte suede finish which is a durable way to finish shearling....

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Discussion: Would you consider buying a painted repro?

Just trying to stimulate a little discussion. I purchased a Lost Worlds hand painted reproduction A2 off EBay.The jacket is painted with the logo of a B-17 named "Carolina Moon" Beautiful art work, but...

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Nylon Jackets from DD & GW

Gents, This is just a quick note to confirm that JC and I are both now making nylon jackets. I have an original pattern that JC created and I have graded/drafted all of the patterns for our first...

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Poll: If you could only have one A 2.

I did a search on this and didn't find anything so let's give it a try.(please let me know if I missed it) Poll: If you could only have one A2 what manufacturer and contract would it be? I'll tally the...

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Possible Eastman B-3 TRADE - trading my 44 for a 46 in Buy and Sell

Possible Eastman B-3 TRADE - trading my 44 for a 46 in case there is any interest - see link

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White aircrew polo neck sweaters

Am looking for your views on what's the best replica aircrew sweater on sale today , there are 3 suppliers here in the UK, Eastman leathers £95, Aero leathers £80 and Silvermans who sells thier's as RN...

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New Mint Aero Leather A-2 for sale

For Sale - NEW-MINT Aero Leather Scotland A-2 Vicenza HH Size 44 I just listed this in the Buy/Sell section. I know many of us just check in w/o log-in. You won't see this w/o logging in.

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Leather USMC VMF(N)-543 and an American Airlines patch , enjoy :)

A WW-2 era USMC Night Fighter Sqd patch and an American Airlines one both for collectors, enjoy View attachment 2117 View attachment 2118

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How do I match the color of these panels on my B-3 reproduction?

I sent this jack to Arrow Fabricare to be restored at the advice of Schott and I can't understand why they left the two biggest panels untreated. The rest of the jacket is great. At this point, I kind...

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Leather 497th Bombardment Group & 869th Bombardment Squadron

These two leather jacket patches I recently made for a B-29 unit veteran's relative, enjoy 497th Bombardment Group(right) and a 869th Bombardment Squadron . View attachment 2146

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Bronson B-10

Hello, Has anyone in the forum bought one of the Chinese "Bronson" B-10's and what would be one's opinion of the jacket as compared to ELC, BR et al? Regards, Don

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How much do you spent ...

Well watching all those nice new jackets you guys get and having the pricing of most of the pieces in mind I'm wondering how much do you guys spend in average per month for garment ... thinking about...

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Some Eastman Photos

I was having a clear out of my old Photobucket pics and came across jackets I'd forgotten that I had owned... Here's an ELC Irvin with a matte suede finish which is a durable way to finish shearling....

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