Thomas Koehle
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Old soviet air force pilot's leather jacket from 1958, very quick phone's shots.
Awesome find Dmitry!
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Awesome find Dmitry!
Thomas Koehle
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Got my AERO halfbelt in Cordovan Horehide out today ...
to keep "in style" i combined with Grey brushed Cotton herringbone fishtail-back Pants with matching waistcoat both from "DARCY CLOTHING" in UK, matching cap and with ex Canadian Army ankle boots
the jacket ain't that reddish red in reality - in real the Color Looks much more "Understatement" which gives a pretty cool Impression - highly satisfied with the jacket
to keep "in style" i combined with Grey brushed Cotton herringbone fishtail-back Pants with matching waistcoat both from "DARCY CLOTHING" in UK, matching cap and with ex Canadian Army ankle boots
the jacket ain't that reddish red in reality - in real the Color Looks much more "Understatement" which gives a pretty cool Impression - highly satisfied with the jacket
Thomas Koehle
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just realised the photo is a bit "blurry" ... - sorry for that- try to catch a better one next time ...
Garylafortuna
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Not long ago it was Ties with photographing your favorite flight jacket in an elevator. Now you are starting the elegant tradition of 'waistcoats and leather'. Mark my words, pretty soon we'll all be doing it. Good on you Thomas.
Silver Surfer
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those soviet jackets turn up on greedbay. most are worn to hell, though. now and again though, a nice clean one will show up. there are subtle changes on the ones issued in the '40s from the ones issued up to the '70s. early ones had no or one chest zippered pocket, and the later ones had two. panel configurations changed as well. most that come up for sale come from russia, ukraine and sometimes eastern europe. if you see one ya like be sure to ask for specific measurements, as the sellers usually are "vague" about measurements, or measure improperly.
B-Man2
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geoff.adams.96
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My goodness that is superb! I too would very much like one of those!Old soviet air force pilot's leather jacket from 1958, very quick phone's shots.
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B-Man2
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Geoff
I found this one but it’s too small for me.
If you like it have a go at it.
Cheers
B-Man2
https://www.collectrussia.com/images/vv1406/4680.jpg
geoff.adams.96
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Thank you very much for this, I seem to be comfortable in 44, what would this one be, do you know? The link takes me to an image only...
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B-Man2
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geoff.adams.96
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I've found it, thank you! It's a beauty but it looks like it might be just a little tight for me, I'm a 44 chest with the need for a bit more room around the belly (it is going down slowly with some hard work in the gym [emoji5]). I'll contact them and see what they say, but I'm also very interested in the fact Aero might be making some. I think I'll do a really thorough search of these and see what there is out there before I pull the trigger. Thank you again! They are extremely ruddy nice aren't they!!!
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B-Man2
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Seriously cool jackets.
I hope Ken sees this new post and let’s us know if this jacket might be in the future at aero. I would prefer a repro on this as well .
How about it Ken ????
Smithy
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I've got quite a lot of pics of the Soviet MiG pilots from the Korean War and there's a lot of pics of guys wearing these jackets. The chest pocket configuration seems to differ, as I've got pics of jackets with 1 left chest pocket, 2 chest pockets and no chest pockets. If anyone is interested I can post some snaps.
Lorenzo_l
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Hi Smithy,
I am curious about those Korean war pilots' pictures you have. I understand that on the US Air Force side, a mix of jackets were used, as some WW2 veterans were wearing their old A-2s while flying jets, whereas younger pilots were wearing mostly nylon jackets. US Navy pilots seem to have been were wearing G-1s (among others?). I know little or nothing about what North Korean, Chinese and Russian pilots were wearing in the cockpit (or outside), but I have seen the occasional picture of MiG pilots clad in leather. Would you care to share some of those pictures? Probably a new thread on the subject would be the appropriate venue for this. The photo threads in this forum are great and one on the war in Korea would probably be in order! Thanks.
Lorenzo.
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Smithy
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No problem. It will have to be this evening though when I have the time to scan some.
For the 4th and 51st FIWs (my interest in the Korean War), some of the old hands wore their old issued A-2s, Jabby became the first jet on jet ace whilst wearing his - I've actually posted a colour photo of him just after doing this, if you do a search it should come up.
