Anything and Everything A-1

[B-Man2]

I don't think it really was meant to keep them warm. Like the A-2, it was basically just a windbreaker that could also keep the oil and grease off their clothes.

Agree …. And as long as they used them for short hops at lower altitudes sure they were ok . I’m looking at some photos of guys wearing them and thinking that if they flew above 12000 or 15000 feet then they had to wear fleece flight suits over the jackets because the temp at 10000 ft is about 23 F

 

[bseal]

Got any pictures of it lying flat - or fit pics for that matter?

 

[bseal]

The drape just shows that the leather has to be very thin. I love my horsehide A1 but capeskin is way better

Agree. The Horween horsehide, that Good Wear Leather went with for my individual project, is very thin. Superb drape, suppleness and strength. Flops right over the chair like a child’s blanket.

 

[CBI]

looks super.

 

[bseal]

looks super.

Thanks. John also recently upped his game with new knits. They are right on par with Lost Worlds (or maybe even better).

 

[John Lever]

Agree. The Horween horsehide, that Good Wear Leather went with for my individual project, is very thin. Superb drape, suppleness and strength. Flops right over the chair like a child’s blanket.

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Hmm....

 

[entertainment]

GW A-1 in sheepskin. HH just looks wrong to me. But I guess it is more durable than sheepskin.
Old photo: definitely more broken in now with more drape.

 

[bseal]

GW A-1 in sheepskin. HH just looks wrong to me. But I guess it is more durable than sheepskin.
Old photo: definitely more broken in now with more drape.

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[Pilot]

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[John Lever]

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Wow , absolutely stunning I love it.

 

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This label looks to have been inspired by the "Mirabelli Bros." label found on a refurbed A-1 several years back. Except the jacket turned out to be a civvy Air Associates and the label probably a fake, "worn" with sandpaper.

 

[John Lever]

Welcome back Paul !

 

[B-Man2]

ZOOMER !!!
Where have you been ??
Welcome home !

 

[bseal]

And where does one find the rest of this A-1?

 

[Chandler]

From the Good Wear website A-1 page:
The Army Air Corps first issued these jackets on November 7th, 1927, and they were non-standard after May 9th, 1931, being replaced by Type A-2 jackets. The stock was finally exhausted during WWII.

Now, I haven't browsed all 44 pages of this thread, but are there any images of A-1s in-use during WW2?

 

[Chandler]

Now, I haven't browsed all 44 pages of this thread, but are there any images of A-1s in-use during WW2?

No, huh?

Maybe they all stayed stateside?

Maybe there were only 8 left?

 

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ZOOMER !!!
Where have you been ??
Welcome home !

No, huh?

Maybe they all stayed stateside?

Maybe there were only 8 left?

They might have stayed stateside indeed. The last pic I know of from the period is of Brig. Gen. James E. Chaney, CO of Randolph Field, in 1938 (taken by LIFE Magazine).