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Recent content by alabama

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    Another gone.

    What a great photo your Dad looks like he just got out of his aircraft. RIP
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    What's your inventory?

    have one 35 year old Aviation Leather Craft A2, OK not so accurate but i am never throwing it away. Will one day be able to afford a better repo. hers hoping.
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    Free A-2 Jacket from Bill Kelso

    I have one 35 year old Aviation Leather Craft A2, OK not so accurate but i am never throwing it away. Will one day be able to afford a better repo. hers hoping.
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    Interesting A-2 article

    Just added that to my bookmarks to read later. Thank you.
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    Aero zipper ?

    Please can any one tell me if Brass Zippers were ever used one WW2 Aero A2 jackets.
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    Here we go new A-1 from Eastman

    That is awful and what a price.
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    Collar Press snaps

    All simple and obvious answers. Thanks guys.
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    Collar Press snaps

    I have been looking at a couple of book's i have, and have noticed that hardly anyone wearing a A2 has their collars fastened. An idea why this is. My Aero A2 is due this week. :D Cheers.
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    shoulder patches ?

    Looks like a K to me, but i bow to the records.
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    shoulder patches ?

    Thanks Guys I am driving up to Aero to get measured for my Real Deal A2, the week after next when they come back from their 2 week break. I tried to find the leather patch on a few sites but could not see any. Sky Anne look's really cool so i am happy with that now. Aero's patch look's like...
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    shoulder patches ?

    Can any one tell me if the shoulder patches on 8th Air Force A2 jackets were ever painted on leather. As in straight on to the jacket or on to a leather patch then sown on. Thank you
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    Jacket sizing advice required please, for a Bill Kelso A-2

    Re: Jacket sizing advice required please, for a Bill Kelso A I have a bit of a stomach to loose so any help is great. Because if you did that with not to much work it's brilliant, well done.
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    Thinking of an aero leather A2

    I have put my order in for an Aero Leather Real Deal A2, in seal jerky horse today. I decided to go with Aero for a few reasons, i asked both Aero and BK for samples Aero's arrived in 3 days BK not yet it was at least a month ago that i asked. Amanda has been very helpful both by email and on...
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    What to use

    Hi ya a2jacketpatches. I went to an upholsterers yesterday and asked if they had any offcuts they were throwing away. The guy went into the workshop, when he came back he gave me around half a cow's worth of offcuts of all shapes and sizes. All of it black but i do not know how it was dyed. We...
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