Flight Jacket Scarves

[Saint-ex]

One from Luftwaffe to sell on the famous French Website, « the good corner » : https://www.leboncoin.fr/collection/2410826105.htm

 

[CombatWombat]

I suspect someone on here probably has a parachute, didn't Couchy have an A2 with that lining ?

He did have one with a parachute lining.....
For some odd reason, alot of pre 00's disposal/camping stores had a supply of "frogskin" silk parachutes......God knows how so many came to be in Australia.....but they were in almost every camping store from Wollongong up to Newcastle and they weren't stupidly expensive
I don't know if Trevor's lining was one of them or he just happened to get a A2 made up like that.

 

[Jtrob]

It’s simple white scarf, but it is same size and material as what nationalist Air Force issued to CACW （see pic 2/3 and 3/3), except without the ROCAF logo

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Love the logo on this one, very cool

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Love the logo on this one, very cool

Pic 3/3 is original , super rare on the world.

 

[MauldinFan]

I once talked with a 8th AF P47 pilot vet and he said his CO was adamant that the pilots NOT wear scarves because it was such a cliche.
But as for those fabric maps, I really wish someone made reproductions of the ETO ones...

 

[Otter]

Silk map scarf

During the Second World War British airmen were given lightweight escape maps (usually silk) to use in case they had to make an emergency landing or bail out over enemy territory.

shop.iwm.org.uk

Here you go, it's not cheap though.

 

[taiAtari]

This site sells the IWM repro somewhat cheaper:

IWM

Shop for women’s and men’s scarves. Home to official Doctor Who and Star Trek merchandise. 90 days moneyback guarantee on all products.

www.lovarzi.co.uk

 

[Smithy]

I once talked with a 8th AF P47 pilot vet and he said his CO was adamant that the pilots NOT wear scarves because it was such a cliche.
But as for those fabric maps, I really wish someone made reproductions of the ETO ones...

That's very amusing.

In the RAF during the war, it was an unwritten law that they were compulsory for fighter pilots to wear. I know of two sprog pilots who had a strip torn off them for not wearing something to protect the neck from chafing in 1940. You actually couldn't perform your duty of constantly moving your head to watch all areas of approach without wearing neck protection, otherwise your neck was rubbed raw by the collars on shirt and SD or BD.

 

[MauldinFan]

Oh, I get why they had them. Just relaying what a Jug pilot told me. He had a photo album and in several shots of pilots getting into and out of the P47s, not one photo could be found of anyone wearing them.
He said a mustang landed at his field with a bad engine and it's pilot talked with them comparing experiences while waiting for a transport with parts and mechanics to show up. The P51 pilot was surprised they never wore scarves and they gave him grief for showing up with one.
I remember this so clearly because our group was putting on a 8th AF flight gear display and some of us were wearing the gear and had scarves.

 

[Smithy]

Oh, I get why they had them. Just relaying what a Jug pilot told me. He had a photo album and in several shots of pilots getting into and out of the P47s, not one photo could be found of anyone wearing them.
He said a mustang landed at his field with a bad engine and it's pilot talked with them comparing experiences while waiting for a transport with parts and mechanics to show up. The P51 pilot was surprised they never wore scarves and they gave him grief for showing up with one.
I remember this so clearly because our group was putting on a 8th AF flight gear display and some of us were wearing the gear and had scarves.

Still I find it both strange and amusing.

Virtually every RAF pilot I knew and also corresponded with mentioned how important they were when you asked them about flying kit. They were deemed as one of the most important pieces of kit. Moving your head was one of the most vital things a fighter pilot has to do as we know, and silk scarves allowed one to do that without discomfort over long periods. I knew another couple who used a lady's silk stocking for the same purpose.

From a British air forces perspective, this wasn't an entirely new thing though. In the more elite RFC/RAF squadrons like 56 and 60 their benefits were being discussed amongst pilots as early as 1917.

 

[atlasfields]

Thinking about a German Fallschirmjäger Camouflage Parachute scarf. US dealer has them. But $90 for a 12”x48” seems expensive

 

[Pilot]

Thinking about a German Fallschirmjäger Camouflage Parachute scarf. US dealer has them. But $90 for a 12”x48” seems expensive

If its a WW2 original its low cost.
Happy to see pics… can tell right away.. real or bogus..

 

[Pilot]

 

[Pilot]

Greetings from South Korea… B-15C Pritzker and WW2 silk ( Japanese) scarf… a wearing confort unmatched..

 

[Jtrob]

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Oh wow, this might be the best scarf I’ve seen, it’s awesome and looks like a pleasure to wear. Where did you find this one?
btw, whole picture looks pretty great

 

[Pilot]

Oh wow, this might be the best scarf I’ve seen, it’s awesome and looks like a pleasure to wear. Where did you find this one?
btw, whole picture looks pretty great

Thanks! Appreciate.
The scarf came from an antiques shop in Kyoto.

 

[atlasfields]

If its a WW2 original its low cost.
Happy to see pics… can tell right away.. real or bogus..

I'm confident they're real, but appreciate your offer

 

[Pilot]

I'm confident they're real, but appreciate your offer

No punning intended, but for this price I express doubts.
Many fakes around plus some Central African military used a very similar pattern/color in the 1970s… those flood the market now.
With photos I can tell immediately.