Navy Flight Jackets

[Kennyz]

Thank you for posting these! The patina on the leather is fabulous...can I ask, what contract is this jacket?

Thanks.

Ken

 

[Rocky]

I have the jacket right now on a mannequin display. It wasn't the easiest to put on, so for now I can't tell you what the contract number is. If I ever take it off though, I'll let you know.

 

[Kennyz]

Sounds good....thanks Rocky.

Ken

 

[johnwayne]

Nice jackets those and I do like the M421 - a not an often seen jacket although BR did these albeit I believe, in limited numbers. I almost bought one of John Chapman but I think would have been a little big and to me this is a jacket that needs to fit well to look good - a cool looking jacket in my view!
cheers
Wayne

 

[Grant]

Checking the .30 cal's in an SBD Dauntless while rocking an M-422a.

 

[dmar836]

I have the jacket right now on a mannequin display... If I ever take it off though, I'll let you know.

Take pics of the process please!
Any update pics of that killer war room?

Dave

 

[Thomas Koehle]

What an awesome set of jackets ...

Didn’t see those pics before - thx for posting

 

[Nickb123]

M-421A from somewhere in DC. Photo courtesy of my sister. Just dawned on me that the fictional G-8 may be based more on this than the Indy jacket.

 

[B-Man2]

Ya know ... that’s a pretty good observation.
Never thought about until now . They look very close .
Nice call

 

[ausreenactor]

Checking the .30 cal's in an SBD Dauntless while rocking an M-422a.

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.30s? That not enough? Need .20s more!

 

[lee]

Love that patina on the m422.

 

[Grant]

Badass Korean War USN and USMC aviators rocking their M422a's and 55J14's. Dig the variety of covers as well.

 

[Grant]

Aleutian PBY crew and their jackets. Thanks to IG @the_navyism for the posting.

 

[CBI]

OK, I'm going to say it, cause its how I feel more and more about all of this. Love the jackets, love the PBY photo! These guys look awesome in their 40's leather. Us wearing these jackets TODAY in 2020, looks a bit costume-ish sometimes. In THIS photo, makes total sense. Guys in 2020 wearing thick sheepskin..............amazing old school/vintage but also a bit.........................nerd-ish. Ouch, not on THIS site but I am feeling it more and more. Love these jackets so much................in period photos! Diving under my desk now.

To each his own, I get it. I still wear sometimes but getting less and less by the month.