Indian air force leather jacket

[CombatWombat]

Just came by a Indian Air Force jacket....no idea if it's legit but the leather on it feels amazing....thick yet soft and has handwarmer pockets that are big enough for my butter plate hands !
I'll post pictures when I'm home from work tonight.

 

[CombatWombat]

I didn't think it's legitimate because it's in English....yet it's on the official Indian Air Force shop site?

 

[mulceber]

Actually, it wouldn't surprise me. English is one of the national languages of India. The other obvious choice would be Hindi, but whereas most of the South resents the fact that Hindi is a national language (the South speaks a family of languages that aren't even related to Hindi), English is about equally agreeable (and disagreeable) to everyone.

 

[CombatWombat]

Actually, it wouldn't surprise me. English is one of the national languages of India. The other obvious choice would be Hindi, but whereas most of the South resents the fact that Hindi is a national language (the South speaks a family of languages that aren't even related to Hindi), English is about equally agreeable (and disagreeable) to everyone.

I guess when you're a artificially created state with a Hodge podge of cultures and languages you just make do

 

[Ed Rooney]

I guess when you're a artificially created state with a Hodge podge of cultures and languages you just make do

Works for the USA!

 

[TrainDriver]

English is also the official language of aviation.

 

[CombatWombat]

English is also the official language of aviation.

I guessed the "trade language" would be that or French
Makes sense since the majority of the world were English colonies or American bases at some point

 

[Pilot]

Another low cost hoaxer!

 

[Chandler]

Specially manufactured for Indian Air Force... by Members Only?

This jacket begs the question, India has an air force*? Pardon my ignorance, but I wouldn't have thought so.

*Yeah, what do I know?

Indian Air Force - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Pilot]

With all due respect. The Indian Air Force is a reputable aviator strike power/ force and not linked by any means to such a ridiculous low craftsmanship piece of sh..t… Sorry!
Please feel free to google and try to find such a miserable leather thing within the Indian AF.

https://indianairforce.nic.in/iaf-gallery/

No way, never!

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

An Indian pilot get captured by Pakistan in early 2019, didn’t wearing any jacket.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Indian pilot training in russian , didn’t wearing jacket when Russian pilot did.

In second pic , Indian pilot , third one in left , who wearing a jacket, but I am sure it is a Russian jacket.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Back to the topic, Indian government forbids military equipment selling on public market, neither any jacket nor cap or collar badges.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

It is surprise , I found same type of jacket with irrelevant key words.

 

[Pilot]

According to my friend… no ( more ) issued leather

jackets in the IAF.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

It is surprise , I found same type of jacket with irrelevant key words.

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The pic was taken at 2010.

 

[CombatWombat]

Specially manufactured for Indian Air Force... by Members Only?

This jacket begs the question, India has an air force*? Pardon my ignorance, but I wouldn't have thought so.

*Yeah, what do I know?

Indian Air Force - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

India has a pretty strong air force.....
I also found out that this jacket is more like a "academy jacket" than a operational/working dress jacket.
Apparently it's something that you can buy for graduation rather than issued for combat/training