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The current Air Force leather A-2's were not based on a particular jacket made in the '30's/40's but more an average look. The handwarmers were included as a nod to present practice. The AF jackets since WW II, the B-15's, MA-1's and CWU-36P/45P all have had hand warmers as well. I flew in the...
Yes, this is an old Service Dress Khaki blouse, without the shoulder boards and it appears the buttons. The khaki uniform was originally approved for aviators in the '20's; it was a summer uniform, and the corresponding Aviation Green in the photo above, was the winter. Both uniforms at first...
I was issued an R Edwards jacket, a C series, in 1967 in Pensacola, size 42. It is goatskin with the older mouton collar. The collar on the Edwards C jackets tends to be more of a reddish color than the darker, chocolate color of other jackets.
I don't have much in the way of reference, but my...
