Thanks for the kind words Tim!Jeez that's an absolute corker Burt and dare I say it looks like the best fitting from all of your wonderful A-2s.
If I owned that and it fitted me the same, I don't think many other A-2s would get a look in
They don't get better than that!
Two thumbs up ….. For the jacket AND the boots .
Jeremiah …..
Today was Five Star 55J14. We had a private tour of Beauvechain 1 Historical Wing Museum. I couldn't find a Navy aircraft around, so I had to park it about anywhere else...
Crew Chief Dad installing Pilot Nugget on board:
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Too low, let's get atop the C-130!
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Still too low, maybe I should try something else...
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Man, that was a helluva afternoon! The kiddo had a tremendous time, sitting in the cockpit of the C-130, the F-104 and the Hunter.
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The staff from the museum are amazing, to the point they even got the missus hooked! They're doing a tremendous job restoring the aircrafts, preserving them, and working on the displays inside the museum itself. Speaking of that, there was a piece up there that was strangely emotional to me:
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As you can read, this panel was part of the cockpit of a Ju-88 shot down by Georges "Poupa" Jaspis, a Belgian pilot from 609 Squadron. On the 26th of February 44, Poupa was on a mission over Belgium, and got permission to go and buzz his parents house, situated near Beauvechain, which was used as an airfield by the Luftwaffe. He circle his parents house for a moment, finally getting their attention, and by the time he was almost done, he saw the Ju-88 not far away. In an instant, he was behind him and shot him down in sight of his parents and the villagers who gathered outside. Some villagers rushed to the scene and brought back this panel, as well as the tailwheel and a couple spent 20mm shells from the Typhoon. They gave it to him after the war, and all are now on display in the museum. Now, this story is told by Charles Demoulin in his book "Firebirds", which was the first true aviation book I read as a kid, multiple times, over and over. When I saw the panel, I knew before the guide told us what it was all about. This is a strange feeling, standing in front of a piece of wreckage of one story that was embeded in my memory since I was about 7 or 8. It's hard to explain, but, to me, more than having the honor and great joy of sitting in the cockpits of the aircrafts, this one was by far the highest point of the visit.
Really got that matte finish look now just like originals.
Looks warmer for you than up in NW Montana today.
Great looking jacket Steve .This morning we had torrential rain and strong winds which fetched a lot of leaves off the trees but it died down around lunchtime and turned into a fairly pleasant afternoon. Pretending it was midwinter I donned the newly arrived ELC ANJ-4. Tis a lovely jacket and not really broken in. I was wearing a fleece underneath which really adds to the Michelin Man look
Another jacket day down here in North Florida and this is a Good Wear Cable Goatskin A2 in size 46 . An outstanding jacket with some of the nicest goatskin available . Thanks for looking
Thanks Thomas
