PaoloCroci
New Member
Hi, I'm new on the forum (I've surfed and lurked for a while) but I'm more frequent on the Fedora Lounge;
so I repost here some pictures of italian flight jacktes of WWII that I posted on that board;
I hope them to be of some interest.
These jackets, as for what I've learned, were used since the '30s, and had many variation, specially in the disposition of the pockets and in having them (pockets) zippered of not; they look quite "tankerish" of "B15ish", but it's an independent, preceding design, probably depending on sporting jackets of the time.
They had a removable liner and (fake) mouton collar.
This should be an earlier version:
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... 91paft.jpg
The back: they were issued quite large, probably to fit over uniforms or flight suits:
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti7.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti6.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti3.jpg
in summer, worn without lining and mouton collar:
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti2.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti4.jpg
Italian aces:
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... Piloti.jpg
Italian pilots using german aircratfts (and probably others, too) were also issued german gear (kanaljacke etc.):
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti8.jpg
finally, some private purchase leather jacket:
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... obl134.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... obl009.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... obl008.jpg
Hope it was of some interest!
ciao!!
so I repost here some pictures of italian flight jacktes of WWII that I posted on that board;
I hope them to be of some interest.
These jackets, as for what I've learned, were used since the '30s, and had many variation, specially in the disposition of the pockets and in having them (pockets) zippered of not; they look quite "tankerish" of "B15ish", but it's an independent, preceding design, probably depending on sporting jackets of the time.
They had a removable liner and (fake) mouton collar.
This should be an earlier version:
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... 91paft.jpg
The back: they were issued quite large, probably to fit over uniforms or flight suits:
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti7.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti6.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti3.jpg
in summer, worn without lining and mouton collar:
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti2.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti4.jpg
Italian aces:
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... Piloti.jpg
Italian pilots using german aircratfts (and probably others, too) were also issued german gear (kanaljacke etc.):
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... iloti8.jpg
finally, some private purchase leather jacket:
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... obl134.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... obl009.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz14 ... obl008.jpg
Hope it was of some interest!
ciao!!