The M-422a / G-1 photo thread

[Greg Gale]

We've been spoiled by all those wartime photos of A-2s, why not start a similar thread where everyone could post pictures of actual flyers wearing their M-422a or G-1? Anything goes from WW2 until today as long as there's one of those goatskin beauties on it.

Looks like the fit varied as much as with A-2s. Some liked it trim:

Some liked it relaxed (Alex Vraciu, Hellcat ace of VF-6)

Some others in between with a lot of blousing (John Glenn):

Here's one more:

Now come on, let's fill this thread!

 

[Brettafett]

At work at the mo, but will help out later p.s. When will we see fit pics of your 'patched' up G-1 Greg!!!?

 

[Greg Gale]

The patches I ordered from G&B were inaccurate, the post office lost those ordered from "planecrazy enterprises". They were resent, and now are somewhere in Budapest. As soon as I get them I can take it to the seamstress who promised to sew them on and change the knits in a week. I'm in a hurry, because I want to wear it when I go to France in September

Looking forward to the pics you have. Maybe it's my googling skills, but it's even harder to find post 60s pictures of aviators wearing G-1s than WW2 photos.

 

[Brent]

Sorry for the picture of picture. I have the print around here somewhere.
VPB-117, The Blue Raiders. (my icon) The aircraft in the background is a PB4Y-2 Privateer.
31 May 1945 at Camp Kearney headed for Naval Air Station Kaneohe and on to Mindoro in the Philippines.
Love how the officers bloused their jackets.

Regards,

 

[Greg Gale]

Straight from Life Magazine:

 

[blackrat2]

John Glenn looks badass in that jacket

 

[Greg Gale]

A G-1 at K-13 worn with a wool GI scarf

 

[Skip]

first thing that came to mind when I saw that image was Colonel Flag "intelligence" from M*A*S*H, the face, the cap, and the stance has got Flag all over it it, Where the hell's Radar?

Sorry, out a left field but somethings just pop in my head when I first see 'em

 

[Wholenineyards]

A G-1 at K-13 worn with a wool GI scarf

Baseball at war. Marine Captain Ted Williams, assigned to VMF-311. One of my heroes. He could have gotten out of it all but he went and flew... with John Glenn.

 

[zoomer]

Greg specifically doesn't want to see PREwar pix of the M-422/A being worn, but I have never seen any, and would like to...

 

[Brettafett]

Just came across this pic of Smith and Older... AVG. Typical oversized M422/ M422a fit.

 

[zoomer]

The thing is, those guys had the RIGHT to wear their jackets baggy, because they were so thin!

G-1 fit has standardized after the fact on a V-shaped build, and that is now "correct" for all eras of Navy jackets no matter how they were once made.

 

[Hazayad]

Some sure liked 'em big. To smarten up a bit you just fold the bottom... Tunneling also not considered a crime in those days. This is the image that I see when I hear discussions about 'the right fit' :-D
Further reading: https://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/tunneling.632/post-7592

 

[Brettafett]

I doubt the AVG had a choice regs size. I think those were handed to them and needed to be worn layered.
Im to be corrected, but Im sure I read somewhere that they even wore one another jackets (could have been Tex Hill's bio)
Seems for them it was just another piece of uniform.

 

[Hazayad]

Exactly.

 

[Chandler]

I doubt the AVG had a choice regs size.

Gotta wonder how the Navy picked out jackets to send, "Grab all the large sizes, we know no one in service will need them."

 

[Hazayad]

Just adding some:

 

[Mark Hutchins]

Some frm Tex Hill.

 

[Mark Hutchins]

Some stuff from M422 and M422A.

 

[Mark Hutchins]

Letter from Tex.