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    What was the M422-G1 designed to be worn over?

    Hello - Can anyone provide an overview or point me to some reliable reference documentation that describes what uniform items were designated to be worn under the G-1 flying jacket family? Additional bonus information would include an explanation of the criteria used to determine when the...
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    Found this beauty the other day Johnson Leathers (Size 42) in Cowhide.

    That's a sweet jacket!
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    Why is it seemingly impossible to reproduce an A2 that behaves like vintage jackets like this one Christopher Reeve wears?

    That is one gorgeous jacket.
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    why no love for aero royale

    It's an overall fantastic jacket but for me personally the deal-killer would be the exposed front zipper. If it was covered by dual flaps...like a G-1 front...that'd be much nicer-looking. Just quibbling... :)
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    Ha ha ....you have to laugh....

    $1000.00 for a wool peacoat. No.
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    60s Passaic Cafe Racer

    That's the Passaic Model 100. Still in production under their Police line of clothing. I always liked that jacket a lot. Great design for a motorcycle jacket...everything you need, and nuthin' you don't.
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    General Lucian Truscott's jacket

    It's not an ANJ-3. Something non-issue.
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    not a good look for Buzz Rickson

    "This overpriced oddly-fitting garment will wear more quickly then a properly tanned and dyed quality horsehide jacket but it possesses all the diluted stylistic references that today's Williamsburg Lumberjack craves, and it will look crackerjack with your ridiculous $300.00 Tellason jeans -...
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    this, an M445A ????????????

    Nice functional mod.
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    Flight suits: they don't make 'em like they used to!

    The boots, I'd be willing to bet, are Gokeys, judging by the look of them.
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    Old Civi?

    Nice find! That squared-off windflap top looks more like a 50's G-1 flap design then a 40's-era jacket would have...but I don't know nuthin', really. You found this in a friend's hangar?!? Wow...I mean..that is like barn-finding a Faliero Masi bicycle, or gold coins under the attic floorboards.
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    Chennault's A-2

    Kinda' funky piccies...and for 16K they can't cover shipping?
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    Interesting early A-2 type photo

    That is a much nicer design then the actual A-2. Probably more expensive per-piece to produce, though. There is a commonly-seen photo of A. Earhardt wearing a tight-fitting jacket that is similar to this, but it seems to have a knit A-1 style neck configuration. I always thought that was a...
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    A tale of 2 Dubows...GW and BK

    Not piling on, but taking the whole "Authenticity" component out of the decision and just looking at it as a jacket...the GW is far superior. Pocket spacing, sleeves, and fit thru the body on the BK just look.....off.
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    New NS 5 in a 46-

    Nice-looking jacket, and very close to what is my ideal for a leather flying jacket...see the one that Earhart is wearing in the pic below, left side. The jacket you've made...more tightly fitted, would be pretty much exactly what I'd want. Nice work indeed!
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