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What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

Flightengineer

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@Flightengineer where did you buy that Yeager nametag?

It came to me with this jacket (as also the Edwards AFB patch) and were sewn on, I bought this MA-1 month ago from one guy from Ohio. The jacket was not accompanied by any history, I don't know how it came to the seller, so the question of ownership is difficult to discuss. In any case, as you understand, I couldn't pass by with my love to old nylon.
This is 1961 original jacket, and nametape and patch looks as old as this jacket.

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She has knitwear in excellent condition compared to my other Skyline, but she is more worn out. There are places of local discoloration, I was afraid to give she a full dry-cleaning, limiting myself with my own careful efforts.



 
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Wholenineyards

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I am so luckily unlucky. We have 16 °C, strong breeze at the coast and I am temperaturely smitten. But: All the darn options this produces. Should I wear A-2/ G-1 leather? Or L-2 light Nylon? I could even get away MA-/ B-15ish. 37J1 Cloth? Or a TMC Civil Flight Instructor mix of all the jacket goodness? It's a really bad case of indecision. I hate it. How is your all's day?
 

B-Man2

Well-Known Member
I am so luckily unlucky. We have 16 °C, strong breeze at the coast and I am temperaturely smitten. But: All the darn options this produces. Should I wear A-2/ G-1 leather? Or L-2 light Nylon? I could even get away MA-/ B-15ish. 37J1 Cloth? Or a TMC Civil Flight Instructor mix of all the jacket goodness? It's a really bad case of indecision. I hate it. How is your all's day?
It is s struggle sometimes isn’t it!
 

ausreenactor

Well-Known Member
Some of the Afghan pilots were rocking a mix of US issue A-2s and mall jackets. But hey, they wear flying boots or runners?

I haven't bought a jacket this deployment. I guess I will eventually bust the DD/GW Bronco out to sell it. That will have to do. It will be like it is a new one..

I remember jumping in to the back of a Land Rover in the middle of the night to get a bargain Star Sportswear from ELC, using the satellite phone in Timor-Leste back in 2007. I think jackets as a reward are important; however, this M135i is more 'important-er'.
 

Centaurus3200

Active Member
I guess it's vintage. Late 70s/early 80s seemingly custom job for The Ambush. A long defunct leather bar/shop in San Francisco. Yeah, that kind of leather bar. Closed in 1986 from my research.

My wife gives me a hard time when I wear it. It looks like a regular leather jacket to me.

Admittedly, I trumped up the outfit to fit its lineage in this instance. Haha!

APC selvedge jeans
Taylor Stitch shirt
Alden 1340 shell Chukkas
Martin Dingman belt
 

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