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Hello, Nice to see an electrically heated velveteen version.Here is a photo of a pilot and Mutley wearing the shearling version,looking at the large collars you could almost be forgiven for thinking that these jackets were made in the 1970's! Simon 8-)

Hello, Here is a photo showing some Luftwaffe pilots with the same jacket. The jacket measures 24 1/2" pit to pit so quite a large size. Simon 8-)

Hello Folks, Here is another lucky find... large size Luftwaffe Channel jacket,you sometimes see the shearling version or the cloth version with the velveteen lining but for some reason the cloth version with the sheepskin lining rarely turns up and if it does it is usually in poor...

Hello Andrew, That is a very nice IAC jacket you have there,are you still in the exclusive 1933 IAC jacket club or have you moved it on?. Regarding my last question,what I have should of asked was... are there any largest size IAC jackets known to exist that date from 1933?. Kind Regards...

Hello Andrew, Thanks for your input,roughly how many IRVIN jackets from 1933 do you think exist today and how many would be size 8. Kind Regards, Simon 8-)

Thanks for your compliments guys. BTW: I have just noticed on the remains of the label just under the word IRVINSUIT is the word IRVING instead of the familiar IRVIN,hope this helps. Kind Regards, Simon 8-)

Hello Folks, I recently found an original IAC Irvin flying jacket in size 8.At first glance I thought it was a mid war jacket due to to the fact it has four panels on the back and on the front.On closer inspection I could just make out the word IRVINSUIT right a the top of the label which has...