Nice period photos (all jackets except A-2's)

[Blackboxr1200S]

He's kinda amazing in that his macho would be weird and so self conscious today- nobody around today can pull this off. Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, even James Garner (many other 60s actors too) had it- Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, or Daniel Craig? Hah! Leonard Dicaprio, Robert Downey Jr.? Like little prancing children.

True.
The king of cool! Hands down.

 

[Chandler]

How closely should we watch to spot it

You have to look past the publicity photos.

Of course, it may have also been Bud Eakins.

 

[Chandler]

Not the roughout boots either. And why do you suppose he took the time to add the gaiters while escaping?

Oh yeah, Hollywood.

 

[Chandler]

You have to look past the publicity photos.

Of course, it may have also been Bud Eakins.

What I can tell you is -- he definitely had a pair.

 

[dinomartino1]

This is the first photo I have see of RAAF wearing a USN jacket, Queensland Australia catalina sqn.
People may not be aware the RN fleet air arm aircrew and deckcrew wore USN flight jackets, deck jackets etc. as the lendlease escort carriers from the US came fully equiped with stores.
RN pilots training in the US aslo received jackets.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Sailors who worked on American leasing ECs, they were wearing American gear as well.

 

[caddyd]

Cool

 

[Erwin]

A very interesting picture, it was on sale with the other personal pictures and memorabilia from Eleanor J. and Robert Shumard.

 

[Chandler]

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A very interesting picture, it was on sale with the other personal pictures and memorabilia from Eleanor J. and Robert Shumard.

One of few depictions of an AN jacket on an AAF member?

 

[JonnyCrow]

One of few depictions of an AN jacket on an AAF member?

Saw that in the back row

 

[Micawber]

Personal attitudes, experiences

He's kinda amazing in that his macho would be weird and so self conscious today- nobody around today can pull this off. Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, even James Garner (many other 60s actors too) had it- Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, or Daniel Craig? Hah! Leonard Dicaprio, Robert Downey Jr.? Like little prancing children.

Personal attitudes and experiences tinged with publicity, production values and media at the time.

 

[Erwin]

One of few depictions of an AN jacket on an AAF member?

That's why I posted this Lt. Col. John Porter, ground maintenance officer, first standing to the left on this one.

 

[B-Man2]

What I can tell you is -- he definitely had a pair.

Reading about his ego and vanity, he probably wasn’t to thrilled with this photo as it makes his look like Ralphy’s little brother in the movie Christmas Story

 

[Chandler]

That's why I posted this Lt. Col. John Porter, ground maintenance officer, first standing to the left on this one.

Love the Red Sox cap kneeling, second from left.

Can't make out first from the left, kneeling.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[dinomartino1]

I like Steve McQueen, I can relate to his early life and he always stayed a working class bloke but I'm not really that bothered about his films except for The Sand Pebbles and Bullit, I've always been more interested in the motorcycling side of his life.
These youtube videos, there are eight but they are only short with the English racer Sir John Whitmore talking about Steve are interesting and two mention von dutch.
I think like von dutch he probably would have been bewildered and pissed off with the way fashion brands have cashed in on his name and image.

 

[dinomartino1]

Belgian RAF fighter pilot Alex Uydens

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[dinomartino1]

National Air Races, Southern California, 1933​

 

[dinomartino1]

1933-Los Angeles, CA- Italian flyer Tito Falcone poses in front of his machine at the National Air Races in Los Angeles.

1933-Los Angeles, CA- A feature of the National Air Races will be the leap of Spud Manning, recognized as America's most daring parachute jumper. Manning will ascend to an altitude of ten thousand feet above the field, in a plane driven by M-G-M director Clarence Brown, and bail out. He will pull a delayed jump within a hundred feet of the ground before opening his parachute, and will carry smoke pots to enable the crowd to more clearly see his fall.

1933-Los Angeles, CA- Lieutenant Shavely will lead a squadron of the new type Douglas bombers in a demonstration at the National Air Races. These bombers are a new development of this type of ship. They are unique in design, the entrance being through the nose of the ship.

1933-Los Angeles, CA- Bobby Trout, one of America's outstanding woman flyers, uses a motorcycle to get to Mines Field, where she is preparing for the National Air Races. She hopes to qualify for the women's race and her friends predict that she will finish well up in the front ranks.

AUGUST, 1931: Eddie Rickenbacker shown at the Cleveland Municipal Airport. Rickenbacker was in Cleveland to compete in the National Air Races