Recent content by MauldinFan

Do whatever you want. I still regret bringing it up at all.

Geez, I'm sorry I even brought this up...

I started a thread on glasses to wear with flight jackets as almost nobody here is an actual Aviator of any type. I seriously misjudged the type of folks here this time.

I just saw the movie on a big screen tonight and though I'm a huge fan, had never noticed Parker was wearing a leather jacket until tonight, then I looked it up and got here. I could somewhat easily paint the Nostromo name across the back of one...

I agree. Decent condition ones aren't easy to find now, but there are many good reproductions that don't cost much.

I knew a B-17 copilot veteran who flew P-47s for the Maryland Air National Guard after the war. He said they had a casing that would attach to the shackles under the plane for external tanks of ordnance, which had a door for the pilot to place his personal stuff. It came in real handy when...

I know a F-15 pilot with the USAF reserve and he's told me he HAS worn his A2 while flying and he has seen several others do the same. I always laugh at those who declare something current will never be collectible. I knew several people who said the same of Vietnam era stuff and look what...

I wore my Dutch AF CWU36 last night.

I wore my 'Still the Right stuff' Apollo jacket going to pick up dinner tonight at the nearby pizza place. I don't wear it much as it's the most expensive reproduction jacket I own.

Just got this yesterday, a AN6513 Harness, made by him, with original hardware. I'll be wearing this at the Olympia airshow in June when we get to see the B-17G coming!

I have known three guys with mindsets like ours, neither of them were small people. None of them found anything to fit and only one found even a cap that'd fit him (with a head size of 7 1/4 US).

I wore my Bronson MA1 yesterday.

Were these made oversize like the real ones?

There's hardly any way to know if it was the real deal anyway.

If I lived in the UK, I'd do exactly that.