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The pockets are awfully big with top and side entry. I wonder how it ended up with a seller in Indonesia ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A2-FLIGHT-JACKE ... 0876142862
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A2-FLIGHT-JACKE ... 0876142862
havocpaul said:.But then the film wasn't that accurate either!
kiltie said:havocpaul said:.But then the film wasn't that accurate either!
Now, now...
I thought the movie painted a remarkable picture of how selective extremely low temperatures and oxygen can be at high altitudes when it's necessary to show an actor's face, etc... I, for one, had no idea it worked that way.
I think the movie jackets were made by Wested Leather. Maybe they did Hanover Street, as well? At any rate, they offer an A-2 of questionable authenticity and are UK made.
These weren't actually worn or made for the movie, they were just a licensed product so not that rare. Having said that the jackets featured in the film weren't accurate at all, not sure who provided them but back then there weren't the repro makers around (ELC had only been going a few years) and the film budget for wardrobe was probably low anyhow.But then the film wasn't that accurate either! The best thing it achieved was the rare sight of a large gathering of B-17's at Duxford in 1989 ready for film work. I spent two days there photographing the aircraft being painted with nose art and then flying off on filming work.