Army OG-106 Jacket, Cold Weather (High Temperature) are not (and never were) "CVC/Tanker" jackets

[NW Carver]

Correction. I just looked at my NOS Gibraltar still in the issue bag, and it does not have the folded over right pocket flap. So ya, I think you are right, it's done by the wearer. Why is a mystery.

yep, definitely a mystery there - I wonder if it relates to what the person is operating in when they are wearing the jacket - and if the edge of the flap on one side was getting in the way of some part of the machinery or a control....For example, maybe in a tight cockpit or the confines of a tank turret where space is at a premium...

 

[Spitfireace]

Logical conclusion ya. It could be a tradition like remembering a commander or something.

 

[Spitfireace]

More likely a functional thing though.

 

[NW Carver]

More likely a functional thing though.

Agreed, I think more a functional thing....I will put some feelers out with a few friends of mine that are ex U.K. military but have friends who are ex US army vets - see if they have any remembrances about this - a long shot but you never know, would be interesting to find out

 

[Spitfireace]

It would be great to find out yes. Once you find out it will make a valuable contribution to the jacket collecting community. We have a wealth of knowledge here.

 

[NW Carver]

It would be great to find out yes. Once you find out it will make a valuable contribution to the jacket collecting community. We have a wealth of knowledge here.

I will see what I can find out

 

[Ed Rooney]

I was issued these and don't remember anything about the flap being folded as a matter of practice.

 

[Spitfireace]

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Bingo for small/short. That is the serial number.

 

[FtrPlt]

You know, when I look at the jacket in the photo closely, it doesn't seem to have flaps on the pockets.

The early versions did not have flaps for the pocket. They were added later

 

[FtrPlt]

I was issued these and don't remember anything about the flap being folded as a matter of practice.

I've never seen anything to suggest folded-over pocket flap corners were some type of trendy thing -- at least not on the aviation side. There would need to be a sizable sampling and/or photos showing them before I would be comfortable saying it was some type of functional modification.

 

[CombatWombat]

I worked pretty closely with Aussie and USMC armoured/Mech Cav and I don't remember seeing this as a "Thing" (as in a unit or section doing it uniformly)

 

[nuthapat]

I'm looking to buy, does anyone have one for sale or where can I buy a shirt like this?

 

[FtrPlt]

Some additional photos showing the early style of pocket openings on both the lightweight and cold weather Army flying jackets. The cold weather jacket shown predates the dual-use version with the slit opening. At this point, these jackets were still aviation-only. Also attached is the early version of the lightweight jacket. Note the slit-type pockets with velcro within the opening. Later jackets had flaps. The later jackets also adopted the black velcro-on nametags. The badging configuration shown is correct for when these jackets were issued

 

[CombatWombat]

I've asked around a year or so ago......it's a "Tanker Thing" (the M1/M1A1 breech slide was right where that pocket was......so it's problematic)