AERO REALDEAL

[Vcruiser]

When new...

Aero AAF roundel and nametag

Jap POW engraved 3-23-42 zipperpull...

Later addition...Jerome made 527th chestpatch...eBay leather wings...

 

[BONNIEGIRL4]

Beautiful jacket Van - TOM

 

[Anonymous]

Great jacket, were did you get the leather wings? There is something to be said for a name tag and shoulder patch only, very clean look. Love the patch.

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Van,
Have you any more pics of the jacket now that it's got a bit of age ?Did you do anything to prematurely age the jacket ?

Would be nice to see a full frontal (of the jacket).

J_H

 

[Vcruiser]

J_H

I'll post some pics a little later this afternoon.
No...I didn't artificially age the jacket...except for the name & bomb tags.

Van

 

[Vcruiser]

Quick pics of my Aero repro. Purchased 2000
6' 2"...185 LBs

Russet RealDeal

 

[CBI]

Cool. Great to see how close the repros look to the original. Lots of talk about the inaccuracies of Aero's A-2's but with some wear, they all look pretty darn good. Generally, I don't see the reasoning for not getting an Aero in terms of accuracy, its close enough! I do like the other makers as well and we all have different faves. Nice Aero's all around!

 

[srivats]

The seal buffalo looks really nice ... nice jackets!

 

[Vcruiser]

Thank you.
The camera didn't seem to pick up much of the grain in the Buffalo.
Here's a closer shot.

Van

 

[Anonymous]

They ALL look Great Van. Thanks very much for posting / sharing them.
J_H

 

[airfrogusmc]

All look GREAT Van. I've always liked Aeros especially their real deals. Both your seal and your russet have broken in beautifully.

 

[Burnsie]

Fantastic Real Deals Van! BTW thanks for introducing me to VLJ. I love Aero...maybe 'cause they're made in Scotland and I'm a Burns. Or maybe 'cause they make great jackets! Here's my one Real Deal, russet with rust knits - 2 years old

 

[Vcruiser]

Glad you're here,Burnsie.
Watch out for the riffraff!
We needed a Russell Crowe lookalike.
Nice RD BTW.
VB

 

[Anonymous]

Welcome aboard Burnsie !! Cracking jacket too. I've always been an Eastman guy myself but your and Van's jackets are making me think about an Aero russett real deal ........

J_H