Flightengineer
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Chippewa Ellison
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Boots / shoes to wear with your flight jacket s...
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B-Man2
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DmitryChippewa Ellison
Who’s that little guy you’ve got there ?
Flightengineer
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Hi Burt, not a guy, but a little girl
Jack Russell of my good friend, he divorced his wife, the dog stayed with him, he still in saddle (737 capt.). Sometimes when he is away for several days in long flight, he brings she to me. She is very friendly and cheerful and active, my dogs are friends with her.
Pa12
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My god they’re cute little buggers. I used to babysit 2 brothers occasionally. Jack and Maximus. They were little terrors though. I think they knew they were cute enough to get away with it.Hi Burt, not a guy, but a little girl
Jack Russell of my good friend, he divorced his wife, the dog stayed with him, he still in saddle (737 capt.). Sometimes when he is away for several days in long flight, he brings she to me. She is very friendly and cheerful and active, my dogs are friends with her.
Flightengineer
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o yea, she is 1.5 years old and of course she is a very active young lady, sometimes it seems like she has some kind of wind-up spring inside her
B-Man2
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LV426
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Beautiful ! I got the same , bought in 2018 ( dealer : Doursoux from france ) . made in US by Corcoran . Still good to walk /work with . A lot of beewax thrue the years and some saphir dark brown polish. I believe that hese Service shoes type 2 are no longer manufactured bu Corcoran ( correct me if i'm wrong ) here is the link of the French reseller https://www.doursoux.com/en/chaussu...tml#/867-couleur-standard_product/749-size-44
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Grant
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LV, Amazing rough outs and jump boots! Doesn't get better than those!
LV426
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Thank you for these boots of execption . I started years ago with repro , from Corcoran ( ATF , or Carolina shoes ) by the time i've started searching for original WW2 mint condition jump boots and service shoes to resole if leather and stiching was good enough ( and non named - respect for the History and soldiers who carried them thrue the war ) . I found several : service shoes type 1 and 3 ( rough out with cap toe ) and jump boots , 2 pairs WW2 sure , and an other one , my last found that i believe were made for civilan use . Here are the pics ( i have the chance to know a very very good cobbler , a real Artisan
) 1st : type 3 rough out cap toe resoled with great DrSole soles rawcord dated 1943/
2nd : Type 2 dated 1943 , found original WW2 half soles and heels enough souples to be used - Ebay /
3rd Corcoran named and non resoled ( i don't wear these ) /
4th , my last acquisition , jump boots non militaria i believe ( i will search on militaria forum to have the last word ! ) the fact that theses have full soles . These soles and hells are original from the 40's and still souple enough to not having to change /
The type 1 from 1941 are at that time at my cobbler for little restauration .
PS : I know that some find this heresy to wear such pieces of history , but to me shoes are made to be wear .
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B-Man2
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Man that’s a great collection of military boots. Those jump boots are really my favoritesThank you for these boots of execption . I started years ago with repro , from Corcoran ( ATF , or Carolina shoes ) by the time i've started searching for original WW2 mint condition jump boots and service shoes to resole if leather and stiching was good enough ( and non named - respect for the History and soldiers who carried them thrue the war ) . I found several : service shoes type 1 and 3 ( rough out with cap toe ) and jump boots , 2 pairs WW2 sure , and an other one , my last found that i believe were made for civilan use . Here are the pics ( i have the chance to know a very very good cobbler , a real Artisan
1st : type 3 rough out cap toe resoled with great DrSole soles rawcord dated 1943/
2nd : Type 2 dated 1943 , found original WW2 half soles and heels enough souples to be used - Ebay /
3rd Corcoran named and non resoled ( i don't wear these ) /
4th , my last acquisition , jump boots non militaria i believe ( i will search on militaria forum to have the last word ! ) the fact that theses have full soles . These soles and hells are original from the 40's and still souple enough to not having to change /
The type 1 from 1941 are at that time at my cobbler for little restauration .
PS : I know that some find this heresy to wear such pieces of history , but to me shoes are made to be wear . View attachment 149861View attachment 149863View attachment 149865View attachment 149867View attachment 149869
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LV426
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Thank you B-Man2 , it's like you all here , i'm a new comer about the flight leather jackets and feel very humble and more and more involved , reading to all your threads on this site ! I'm passionate , like you all . ( my wife's starting to worry about my new interest about the fligh jackets !!! ahahahahah !!!! ) . Just got my 1st A2 Dubow from FiveStar today ! Think it's a good start for a collection , will see about other from 5Star and perhaps WW2 original by the time ,who knows !
LV426
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About the boots ? All are 10.5 to 11 , most D or E , that fits me well , i always wear shoes with leather insoles and treck socks . The last ones are 9.5 , i had to tell my cobbler to enlarge and extend them enough to wear them , without insoles and thick socks . If i cannot wear them i think that i will resell them.
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