This fantastic jacket has already been discussed in the Aution Talk section, but as it arrived earlier in the week I thought you might like to see some more photos. The seller, George Hsu, is a serious collector and is now a member here. He has been a pleasure to deal with.
This RW is in essentially new condition apart from the knits which are NOS replacements. As members know RW had five contracts for A2s and the 16159 was their first, dating to the 1941 fiscal year. By no means as rare as the 1940 Aero, this pre-war contract was most likely considerably smaller than later contracts, if the numbers of surviving jackets are an indicator.
It displays all the familiar RW characteristics, but the pocket flaps are more angular than on subsequent RW contracts.
The 14th AF captain who owned the jacket wore it to reunions, but remains unidentified. Here are some pictures.
This RW is in essentially new condition apart from the knits which are NOS replacements. As members know RW had five contracts for A2s and the 16159 was their first, dating to the 1941 fiscal year. By no means as rare as the 1940 Aero, this pre-war contract was most likely considerably smaller than later contracts, if the numbers of surviving jackets are an indicator.
It displays all the familiar RW characteristics, but the pocket flaps are more angular than on subsequent RW contracts.
The 14th AF captain who owned the jacket wore it to reunions, but remains unidentified. Here are some pictures.