All A2's are the same....

[John Lever]

Prove me wrong

 

[blackrat2]

Oh dear John, think your gonna spark things off later when folks aren’t at work and have time to reply

 

[CK90]

Uh oh, sparking trouble Mr. Lever!!

 

[Silver Surfer]

basically, John is right. however, the myriad details are not the same. and.....that is what I find obsessively interesting.

 

[Saint-ex]

Prove me wrong

The Mighty A-2: A Guide to the Army Air Forces’ Leather Flying Jacket

Introduction: One of the first things that any newbie stumbling onto vintageleatherjackets.org (VLJ) and looking to buy a flight jacket learns (besides “it costs how much?!”) is that there was not one A-2 jacket, but countless different combinations of patterns, leathers, zippers, thread and...

www.vintageleatherjackets.org

 

[Pilot]

Pakistani or “ North Korean “ A-2’s are not the same as John Ch. or original A-2’s…
Millions of posts here did document elaborate and evidenced it …
OK ..I leave…( you asked for it … nice tease !)

 

[Greg Gale]

What's next? You're gonna post about bitcoin?!

 

[Micawber]

Been on the sherry again John?

 

[Pa12]

Prove me wrong

To the vast majority of the population they are. To my wife, the only difference is dark chocolate or milk chocolate. But obviously not to us.

 

[mulceber]

Prove me wrong

Damn it, JL, isn't having one ZuZu stirring the pot on here enough?!

basically, John is right. however, the myriad details are not the same. and.....that is what I find obsessively interesting.

To the vast majority of the population they are. To my wife, the only difference is dark chocolate or milk chocolate. But obviously not to us.

Yep, in a nutshell.

 

[Pa12]

But it’s interesting considering they are supposed to be the same, when in fact they’re only the same in general terms. I guess each contractor ticked the boxes of the requirements in general terms. As opposed to aircraft being built by other companies who would use the same plans, jigs etc. It’s surprising to me that they wouldn’t have done this with a uniform piece.

 

[John Lever]

How about the many knowledgeable people hear collaborate to produce a reference document for people like me ?

 

[Pa12]

How about the many knowledgeable people hear collaborate to produce a reference document for people like me ?

Jan has been posting a massive collaboration for over a week now. Won’t find anything better.

 

[CBI]

John - you rabble-rouser you! I guess all B-3's are the same........................ooooooooh

 

[mulceber]

John - you rabble-rouser you! I guess all B-3's are the same........................ooooooooh

I mean, by the same token as "all A-2s are the same"...

 

[John Lever]

OK let's start...
What is a Stand Collar ?

 

[John Lever]

I mean, by the same token as "all A-2s are the same"...

I can see - Seal Brown with russet or seal hh trim, redskins, mixed batch and non coating. These features would be noticeable at a distance of several feet/metres.
(Say the length of a tennis court. )

 

[mulceber]

I can see - Seal Brown with russet or seal hh trim, redskins, mixed batch and non coating. These features would be noticeable at a distance of several feet/metres.
(Say the length of a tennis court. )

Purple or especially red knits should be visible at a similar distance, as well as the varying shades of horsebide, from almost tan to almost black.

 

[B-Man2]

John
“What is a collar stand?”
Where have you been the last 20 years ??
This can’t be the John Lever we’ve all come to know!!
There’s been an alien abduction and they’ve cloned John !!

 

[John Lever]

I know nothing about A2's...do explain,for example how is it constructed?