Anorak
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Hey everyone, I am very excited to share my most recent acquisition. I have been wanting a test flight jacket for a while and finally found this one on eBay! While, unfortunately, the tag on my jacket is worn out, I was fortunate enough to find Jorge's posting of an almost identical jacket, with his tag reading "FLITE GEAR BY PORT ECHO AWNING, INC." Besides the worn-out tag and a few moth holes on the waistband, the jacket is in perfect shape. The owner of the jacket, Ray Allen, was not a test pilot but a photographer for Grumman from 1974 to 1994.
If anyone has any additional information on Flite Gear please share, as there is not a lot of info out there. I take it that Flite Gear and Flite Wear are related, but the Flite Wear jackets I have seen have Land as the manufacturer, whereas this jacket has Port Echo Awning as the manufacturer.
Also, as a side note, I have the opportunity to acquire an interesting A2 jacket; it would be my first one, and I would like to get some advice. Let me know if anyone would be open to this! Thank you!
If anyone has any additional information on Flite Gear please share, as there is not a lot of info out there. I take it that Flite Gear and Flite Wear are related, but the Flite Wear jackets I have seen have Land as the manufacturer, whereas this jacket has Port Echo Awning as the manufacturer.
Also, as a side note, I have the opportunity to acquire an interesting A2 jacket; it would be my first one, and I would like to get some advice. Let me know if anyone would be open to this! Thank you!
