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WWII Flying Sweaters

dmar836

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I was gonna say, maybe not the same material but the cut appears to be current issue or recent surplus. My young 3rd ID neighbor wore one frequently.
Dave
 

falcon_ib

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Smithy

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Thanks Falcon, those ATF ones are probably even better for me as I generally need a bigger shoulder size than what period stuff offers.

Thanks once again for the link.
 

Smithy

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Thanks Ken for the heads up. I'm not entirely certain though, the chest measurement might be a smidge on the small side but I really appreciate keeping an eye out.
 

Miles

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Thanks Ken for the heads up. I'm not entirely certain though, the chest measurement might be a smidge on the small side but I really appreciate keeping an eye out.

Sweaters stretch. I have an Army Issue that is a small and I am a Large. It looks small but it still looks cool


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B-Man2

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Just wanted to share a photo of a few sweaters in my collection. Starting with the top Navy blue Subnarine sweater repro from North Sea Clothing , the next down is a BOB repro from Niff Natucal. The next down is an original US Army mechanics sweater of recent vintage followed by a original US Navy "GOB" sweater of current issue. On the right is a mint original USAAF WW II Mechanics sweater and below it is a Eastman repro of the same sweater. I hope you like them. If you guys have any questions I'll be happy to share what I know about them.
Cheers
B-Man2
 

falcon_ib

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Great sweaters! Love the mechanic's ones especially. Do you wear all of them out? (Hopefully not all at the same time!)

Evan
 

B-Man2

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Great sweaters! Love the mechanic's ones especially. Do you wear all of them out? (Hopefully not all at the same time!)

Well Evan......
As it turns out...... I live in Florida where the average year around temperature is between 70 to 80 degrees F..........so yes I have been blessed with a few really cool sweaters here...... but I hardly ever get to wear many of them in the climate where I live.
I guess you could say that GOD does have a great sense of humor.;)
 
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Smithy

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Thanks Tim
I get to wear them occasionally when I travel north or go to the Georgia mountains but I'm sure you could put them to way better use where you are:)

Funny you should say that, I had my OK submariner on today. Was cold and I'm kicking off the last of the flu but I was snug as a bug in a rug. I'll admit the Irvin helped as well.
 

Dubpynchon

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View attachment 3211Just wanted to share a photo of a few sweaters in my collection. Starting with the top Navy blue Subnarine sweater repro from North Sea Clothing , the next down is a BOB repro from Niff Natucal. The next down is an original US Army mechanics sweater of recent vintage followed by a original US Navy "GOB" sweater of current issue. On the right is a mint original USAAF WW II Mechanics sweater and below it is a Eastman repro of the same sweater. I hope you like them. If you guys have any questions I'll be happy to share what I know about them.
Cheers
B-Man2
Nice collection you have there.
 
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