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HELP! STAR SPORTSWEAR - G1 JACKET
- Thread starter dtai
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@Chandler here another one i found on the web
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B-Man2
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Unfortunately that didn’t help ... I had seen a jacket with a perforated wind flap like this one time years ago and the explanation that was offered about why it looked like that was that : When the jacket was “DXed” a military term for non serviceable or declared as a item to be considered for sale to the surplus military clothing market , the wind flap would be perforated similar to what you have on your jacket . I don’t know that to be factual and I’ve never seen that information printed anywhere. I simply heard it from another collector at a military show .
Chandler
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Just very curious.
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that patch keeps me pondering all night. LOLJust very curious.
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Chandler
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The solid news is that your jacket is legit, if not "decommissioned," as Burt points out.
galvestonokie
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the additional windflap punch looks like "VS31" which was an anti-submarine squadron. also, the number "24" could also indicate squadron pool jackets which were issued to people on flight orders but who had not been issued a personal jacket. some USMC squadrons spray painted the squadron and jacket numbers on the back of pool jackets to reduce pilferage by easily identifying the jacket from the outside. the "AMO" on the name tag usually indicates Aircraft Maintenance Officer, but i've never seen this superimposed over wings. i believe the jacket is real and used by VS 31 as a pool jacket. the squadron patch and name tag are a bit more suspect to me. IMHO
you can add to windflap letters with a standard leather hole punch. some USMC fliers amended the "USN" on their jackets to "USMC" this way.
you can add to windflap letters with a standard leather hole punch. some USMC fliers amended the "USN" on their jackets to "USMC" this way.
Chandler
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I saw that too and wondered if it was a ship mentioned in the film, but could find no reference.
Since you've watched it often, is there anything in the movie about the vessel -- the jacket belonged to Maverick's father, right? Maybe he is supposed to have served on the ship?
bazzer
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As I stated before I know very little about this and did not mean to offend
there is no reference to this ship in the film I can recall
the story line with mavericks father is he went down in f-4 as a navy pilot so would have been stationed on an aircraft carrier as part of the yatch club
As in most films accuracy is not great
An answer to the patch could be one these reproduction patches from the 80's jackets married to an original jacket
There are often spelling mistakes in reproduction patches as there still is today
Baz
there is no reference to this ship in the film I can recall
the story line with mavericks father is he went down in f-4 as a navy pilot so would have been stationed on an aircraft carrier as part of the yatch club
As in most films accuracy is not great
An answer to the patch could be one these reproduction patches from the 80's jackets married to an original jacket
There are often spelling mistakes in reproduction patches as there still is today
Baz
Chandler
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I didn't think you had, your presumptions seem well-based on available information.
MaydayWei
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^ Most likely answer.
That's very interesting thanks for your info
I sow them on instagram too.
Phrog Driver
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Patches are weird, not sure what is going on there. The ships patch with misspelled name is a puzzle. Also that particular ship being strictly a surface unit, would not have any kind of aviation officer assigned unless there was a helicopter detachment embarked (and then everybody would be wearing their squadron patch). Also, a detachment would have a LT or a CWO as the AMO as well, not a LCDR. Designated AMO's are usually prior enlisted, non-aircrew Limited Duty Officers (cannot hold command at sea), and most all their billets are in squadrons or wings or intermediate maintenance departments ashore and afloat. So basically nothing about the jacket patches make sense, but the jacket itself is certainly legit from what I can see and you should enjoy it as such.
@Phrog Driver Thanks you. I'm sort of agreed with you on the patch that its perhaps add on later. WIth the name tag looks authentic too me but I'm not the expert. all comments and suggestions are welcome.
