No s*&t! There I was! In my BR L-2A Superior Togs..

[ausreenactor]

Gents...

Got a bit indulgent last night! The evenings are cool enough to get away with a B-10! So dragged out the L-1 Flight Suit
and my Val Kilmer specials...

In the pic the jacket does appear "loud". But great get. I am positive I saw a patch almost identical to this fetch over
$400 on eBay last year. May have saved a copy of the listing pic...Great jacket none the less...

Regards...and apologies if I am kinda goofy lookin'. That is me!

Couchy

 

[JRaptor]

Love my BR Superior Togs L-2A (Early model, green lining), I practically sleep in it...

 

[greyhound52]

I had one great jacket sold it to afford an original which is really cool. Great pose.

 

[deeb7]

Great pose.

Yes, it's a great pic, Couchy, and I'm not just saying that because I'm on the payroll.

Anyway ... you liked it enough to post it twice.

 

[usafwso]

Way to go!!!! Looks good! I think that you capture the idea of "hanger flying" quite well!

 

[usafwso]

I should also mention that you got the "fighter pilot dent" in your flight cap just right! It is almost impossible to do that with today's flight caps.

 

[usafwso]

And for the last point, it I may: USAF fighter aircrew typically for the smallest mm sun glasses. One great example, the classic 1958 Randolph Engineering sunglasses. Go for the 52mm variety. The 55mm look just too big and if you like me go for the Ray Ban classic aviator style, go for their smallest size. It's a "fighter pilot" thing and even the new sunglasses the Thunderbirds wear they are pretty small.

Just the other day at the huge CES show here in Las Vegas asked me if I was some sort of Naval Aviator and to my horror, realizing that I was wearing my G-1 and my Ray Bans, had to admit that I was not!

That Tom Cruise Top Gun look never worked for me.

So, I am not sure if I should have added or subtracted style points on that one. :roll:

 

[Maverickson]

Gents...

Got a bit indulgent last night! The evenings are cool enough to get away with a B-10! So dragged out the L-1 Flight Suit
and my Val Kilmer specials...

In the pic the jacket does appear "loud". But great get. I am positive I saw a patch almost identical to this fetch over
$400 on eBay last year. May have saved a copy of the listing pic...Great jacket none the less...

Regards...and apologies if I am kinda goofy lookin'. That is me!

Couchy

I wanted to thank you Couchy for posting this particular patch at my request. On the contrary, I would call the photo taken of you in that get up realistic rather than " kinda goofy looking". Through this photograph you exemplify what a typical Air Force pilot fighter jock once looked like have just come off of the flight line. In additon, I would call your Air Force style jacket nearly subdued as compared to the the same era USN get up with their loud patches which are inherently brighter and which are characteristically created with much more vibrant or even gaudy blue, red, gold, and green colors!

The artwork is fantastic! To COOL Couchy way to go !

Thanks, Dave

 

[havocpaul]

Looking good! Reminds me of a book I got several years' back and worth a read called "Officers in Flight Suits, the story of American Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War", J.D. Sherwood, NYU Press. Some great pics in the book too, you wouldn't look out of place in there!

 

[Peter Graham]

Great photo and a great jacket. I love the green knits.

 

[horseback leader]

WOW! What a great look! Great shot!
Does someone make a repro of that jacket?

Dan

 

[watchmanjimg]

It is a repro.

 

[horseback leader]

Thanks Jim. Missed the "BR" in the subject line as was reading VLJ and doing too many things at once.