FlyingYankee
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Does anyone here know Airman Patched or painted their A-1 Flight Jackets. Any photos?
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A-1 Jacket
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Silver Surfer
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they sure did. books that have pix of airmen in 1920s-30s are a good start. years ago i saw a painted back of an a-1. i believe it had an air craft circling the globe. possible having to do with early mail services. most [often chenille] patches were [like on a-2s] on the left chest, and a name tag below, often right on the pocket flap seam. interestingly, the name tags were not only made of leather, but some were cloth. i do not know if there were regulations regarding patches and or placement, having seen some pix as well of patches and tags on the right side chest. i get the sense that the early aac was a pretty loose run organization in terms of what they wore, and how they wore their uniforms. i forgot to add that i saw a 1930s pic of a guy who was wearing what looked like an a-1 with "hughes aviation" painted on the back. also there are a coupla old 30s films with actors wearing a-1s that are patched.
zoomer
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The names on A-1s were usually stenciled on a cloth tag and sewn over the left pocket, the tag being as wide as the pocket. Sometimes a name was handpainted in the same location, sans patch.
Leather nametags were rare, especially the smaller chest-sewn type which wasn't authorized till 1934, as the A-2 was replacing the A-1.
The first A-2s had similar, large tags over the left pocket, typically leather with handpainted name. At first, higher ranking officers got gold stamped names. The pocket tags were replaced by chest tags, which were gold stamped for all officers until about 1940.
Leather nametags were rare, especially the smaller chest-sewn type which wasn't authorized till 1934, as the A-2 was replacing the A-1.
The first A-2s had similar, large tags over the left pocket, typically leather with handpainted name. At first, higher ranking officers got gold stamped names. The pocket tags were replaced by chest tags, which were gold stamped for all officers until about 1940.
FlyingYankee
Active Member
I'm pretty certain I'm gonna make the jump from A-2 to a GW A-1.
FlyingYankee
Active Member
I have an early GW that is a bit tight on me. I have an order in for one of Jays Navy style 37J1. I will see how I like it when it comes in. The wool collar really feels great on the A-1 though and flies under the radar.
