Tim P said:always liked them but is this worth a spin?
ausreenactor said:WTF is an A-9 Jacket from the same seller..??
deeb7 said:ausreenactor said:WTF is an A-9 Jacket from the same seller..??
Oh dear .... since the trousers issued with the B-10 jackets are TYPE A-9, he seems to be making up this crap.
L42A1 said:Dunno Dave. Maguire and Conway refers to the A-9 jacket as a predecessor to the B-10. They have some two pics in their book, and say that "little is known about it".
chitchat said:Just won a spearhead B-10 on the bay. They will on occation put up B-10's for bidding at a starting price point of 99.00. I won at 99.00. I am very pleased with the constuction, fabrics, and fit. I my view worth about 200.00. I will post pics as soon as possible.
deeb7 said:L42A1 said:Dunno Dave. Maguire and Conway refers to the A-9 jacket as a predecessor to the B-10. They have some two pics in their book, and say that "little is known about it".
Oh okay ... I don't have that book, instead relying on Combat Flying Clothing. It describes the Type A-3, and A-4 as whipcord flying jackets intended to replace the A-2. Then the Types A-5, A-6, and A-7 that were commercial fabric jackets, service tested, and declared obsolete July 1943. From there it's on to the Spec. AN-J-3.
So these A-9's .... they look just like the B-10?
L42A1 said:I'll scan the pics tomorrow, but yes. Maguire and Conway's book says it had a 'stitched down' epaulette. They have pics of one jacket and the Spearhead repros look like it, a dark OD B-10. Just guessing, but maybe the A-9 was one in the series of prototypes that you describe before the B-10 was decided on?
Ed