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The Catcher Was A Spy WW2 film w/Paul Rudd - Ebbets Field Flannels Jacket

Not a flight jacket but.......... New Paul Rudd WW2 movie, "The Catcher Was A Spy" about OSS agent and Pro-Baseball player Moe Berg. I ordered one of these jackets: U.S. Tour Of Japan 1934 Authentic...

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AVI LTHR G-1 - sizes 40/42

Hi all. First of all thank you for all the help you gave me in my G-1 patching help thread. I first thought I'd post this there to avoid opening new threads unnecessarily. Then I thought the...

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Anyone ordering from "At The Front" these days???

They have german camo-hbt`s on sale today and tomorrow and to avoid the high shipping rate wanted to know if anyone ordering from them and might share shipping charges to Europe with me? Saludos Thomas

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Re-creation of rare 9th Combat Crew Unit leather patch I made....

Here's another of my leather patch works, this one the 9th Combat Camera Unit, they few along with aircrews into combat situations and filmed aerial combat scenes we often see on TV etc , was told...

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New USN M-422 Models at Headwind Mfg Co

We are excited to announce new contracts of the USN m-422 jacket available now at Headwind Mfg. We now have the most extensive range of USN WWII M-422 jackets available with 4 different contracts to...

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WW2 Douglas C-47 DC-3 Army Transport Restored Cockpit On Trailer

Anyone got $28,000 lying around? LOL! Link to ebay:... WW2 Douglas C-47 DC-3 Army Transport Restored Cockpit On Trailer

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Early A-4 Flight suits

Does anyone know the production number of the first two A-4 flight suit orders? They are 31-297P and 33-1737P. I would imagine they would be fairly small judging by the small number of A-2s supplied to...

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Any info on this one?

View attachment 6460 View attachment 6459 View attachment 6458 View attachment 6456 My wife’s uncle gave it to me. He was in navy but Vietnam war era. Cuffs need replaced and zipper. Zipper is scovill....

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Aero Capeskin

Received this swatch the other so just though you guys may like a look. I'm thinking of an A-1 but not 100% in love with it yet, wish there was a made up one to look at. That said, it's rather nice,...

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363 FS

Will you use it on your jkt ? View attachment 6485 Q: Apart from A2, what are the correct model of jkts to sew it on ?

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78 FS

before final cleaning View attachment 6487 View attachment 6488

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New Jackets for Me: Good Wear Tanker, RMNZ Dubow A-2 and Headwind A-1

Hello Gents: My first bathroom/mirror pictures! Getting good pics seems to be impossible these days. Can't get my family to do it and the timer/camera/tripod option never seems to work out well. No...

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Stone the crows! How many more...

Not directly jacket related, but has relevance. Just been watching the Antiques Roadshow, got quite excited when a lady brought in a rather lovely WWII Air Ministry Longines pilot’s watch, stamped,...

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Dubow on GW site

There is a stunning Dubow on Johns site if anyone is after a 44. Seems the jacket has been aged but not shrunk or given hot water treatment..looks very nice

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my latest acquisitions

I scored a great set of HB-7 Headphones fitted with ANB-H-1 receivers and the red PL-354 bail out plug. (HS-33?) and it came with a black JK-26 extension plug. The receivers are Made by SHURE Brothers,...

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£1500 for this GW Dubow!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Great-si...906664?hash=item3fa21f6728:g:J64AAOSwdIFbJXvF $1549 new, not £1500!

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Monarch AN-J-3 by Dave Sheeley (Maverickson)

A while back I arranged for Dave to repair my Original Fried Ostermann M422a which had a broken and rotted out collar hook area, before putting it up for sale. A little bit before we'd been discussing...

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Good Wear Tanker Detailed Pics

Last pic in direct sun for actual color: View attachment 6492 View attachment 6493 View attachment 6494 View attachment 6495 View attachment 6496 View attachment 6497 View attachment 6498 View...

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Is this what I think it is?

Possible original SAT A2 on Ebay?...

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If You Like WW2 Squadron Patches - Better Be Sitting Down

One of the many nice things about living in a smaller community is one gets some excellent opportunities. The local air museum asked me if I would not mind identifying these WW2 squadron patches given...

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