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    Seal Goatskin scuff marks

    The wear on my ELC M422A show reddish.
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    Just bought my first Eastman!

    I bought my first ELC in 1990 (their house A2 in seal), and visited the workshop in Ivybridge a few times over the years.
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    Information of this G-1 Jacket

    I'd say: Avirex G1 lookalike, more 'inspired by the G1 design than a repro(duction) of the G1
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    What got you interested in A2 type Jackets

    Same with me; I built my first plastic model airplanes when living in Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro, back in 1967- 1970. The very first one was - if I remember correctly - a Revell Focke Wulf 200, a B17E came next. Then reading about WW2, picking up an avid interest in the air warfare of the...
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    My first original A-2.

    Beauty!
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    Knopf A2 from the 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

    Cool jacket, great review, and historical sleuthing, together with great photos (as usual :-)) which together make a very interesting thread!
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    WW2 US FLYING EQUIPMENT VS RAF EQUIPMENT

    I would think heating the cockpits of single engine fighters and their reconnaisance derivatives wouldn't be much of a problem. I always thought that that was why you don't see many fighter pilots in B3's and the like. Even B-17 and B24 pilots weren't dressed in heavy sheepskin, as the cockpits...
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    WW2 US FLYING EQUIPMENT VS RAF EQUIPMENT

    My thoughts on this one: maybe the RAF's flying clothing was sufficient for the conditions under which RAF aircrew operated. Whereas the USAAF flew at altitudes of > 25,000 ft, the RAF (bombers) flew at much lower altitudes, with less extreme conditions.
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    What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

    Mostly my ELC B10 or my ELC 422A with a sweater under it
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    Stolen stock

    Ben, that sucks. All the best, hope stuff will be recovered intact, but I realise there is little chance of that happening
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    Description of combat clothing, March 1944

    Hi guys, I thought you might find this of interest. Recently I got a copy of "A Reason To Live" by John Harold Robinson. The copy I got was originally from the Library of Congress - but withdrawn, as it is stamped on the title page. The book is really mostly the diary of JHR, decribing his...
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    ELC Werber A2 re-vamp

    I have one of the first batch of ELC's, mine numbered 100. It has aged in a terrific way! I'd love to show you pics, but I'll get around to that in a couple of days.
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    What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

    I'm cosy in my ELC B10 most of the time, but the B3 is within reach, as there's frost in the air - and I have to cheer my girls at the hockey field today (which means standing mostly still for 75 minutes :)
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    Eastman

    SIDE ENTRY pockets, Holmes .... :-)
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    The D-1 that will not die

    Looking good Mark, what kind of paint did you use to paint the jacket?
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