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Tuskegee airman Flight jacket, genuine?
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better duck
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The collar is quite large, as per my ELC Star, so: Star?Robman said:
Here is a photo of WWII Mustang pilot Bill Getz wearing his unknown manufacturer 42 18246-P contract. Look at the curve of the pocket flap and the large collar. It looks just like the Tuskegee Airman A-2, in my opinion. 
The only thing I am not sure about is that the 18246-P contract has ring snaps......where the Tuskegee jacket appears to have nipple snaps.
Ted
The only thing I am not sure about is that the 18246-P contract has ring snaps......where the Tuskegee jacket appears to have nipple snaps.
Ted
I have had a close look at the no-name 42-18246-P A2 on the Acmedepot site and the pocket flaps of the jacket more angular than the one on Ebay and the bottom corners are more rounded. It also has ring snaps as on Cable, Poughkeepsie and Aero jackets, whilst the Ebay jacket has nipple snaps. All this strongly says "Star" to me. I wonder what the reserve it?
Just a guess, but I'd go with 18246, based on the very large collar coupled with what appear to be exceptionally wide shoulders. John Chapman mentioned in a post that the 18246 contract had the widest shoulders and most tapered body of any contract he's seen, and this jacket appears to fit that description.Robman said:
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You're welcome to it...
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Roughwear said:
Precisely, err, the jacket.
T-Bolt said:
More photos would be helpful. I suspect there was some variation in the size of collars within the same contract, just as there were on other features. I recently posted pics of two contrasting United Sheeplined A2s in my collection and there were differences in the size and shape of the pockets, collar and sleeves despite both being a size 42.
Looking at it more closely I can see the nipple snaps, making it a Star in my book (99%).
As to the shoulders appearing wide I'll paraphrase the ELC description here with inset sleeves giving it a suit jacket appearance, hence the wide shouldered-look, not the typical shirt design of most wartime A2s.
As to the collar size, there is a photo in the Maguire book "Art of the Flight Jacket" that shows a Star in the first few pages with a very large collar...I believe it was Umbriago noseart???
As to the shoulders appearing wide I'll paraphrase the ELC description here with inset sleeves giving it a suit jacket appearance, hence the wide shouldered-look, not the typical shirt design of most wartime A2s.
As to the collar size, there is a photo in the Maguire book "Art of the Flight Jacket" that shows a Star in the first few pages with a very large collar...I believe it was Umbriago noseart???
shanghai joe
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Roughwear said:Just taken a couple of pics of my Star for comparison.
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thanks for sharing.........as always!!!
