Here's a new one for me, never seen this one before, real McCoy with parachute lining and parachute label?
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Real McCoy parachute lining
- Thread starter JonnyCrow
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I thought that as there's another much more expensive and better condition
ausreenactor
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These were the motivation for my Victory Platon BK Werber...
Search Werber posts from me if you want to take a look. Have it here if you would like fresh pics..
Yep conclusion, somebody fecked up a valuable jacket haha shame
Appalling Steve, I think the seller bought like that and is trying to sell on, I'd be ashamed if I'd done that myself, on that site I've bought some nice stuff cheap from perfectly ignorant sellers, women, what I call general bric a brac sellers, don't specialise in anything, but there's some sharks on there who do know
ausreenactor
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Send it to Burt for a makeover!
B-Man2
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Thanks for the thought Capt but I’m afraid that’s a total strip and re-do job. A bit out of my lane, but Steve (Micawber) has the skill to bring that one back to life.
Micawber
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MikeyB-17
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Was that parachute silk lining thing ever actually done, or is it another Land of the Rising Sun fantasy? For a start I know squat about parachutes, when and by whom were camo chutes used? Were A-2’s and that type of chute ever likely to have been in the same place at the same time?
MikeyB-17
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OK, in an attempt to answer my own question, I found this:-
So it wasn’t an AAF thing. I guess we’re talking about the A-2’s acquired by airborne troops. I seriously doubt, if it was done, that any of them had an AAF spec label sewn to the camo lining.
WWII Camouflage Parachute Canopies
Airborne Command indicated in November 1942 its desire to procure parachutes on a basis of 50% white, 50% camouflage pending further tests. Ultimately four styles of camouflaged canopies were tested; a solid olive drab color, a solid sand shade, a block
www.theriggerdepot.com
ausreenactor
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Aces relined their A-2s with red silk apparently. Never seen it documented though.
Seen a few silk lined vintage jackets, red and brown
The Real McCoy's Type A-2 Seal Brown Red Silk
As previously noted, the A-2 flight jacket is a true icon within the Real McCoy's range, made by a small team with leather produced by the Shinki tannery exclusively for Real McCoy's. It was originally designed for the United States Army Air Force pilots (USAAF or AAF). Between 1931 and 1945...
www.fransboonestore.com
ausreenactor
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AUD$5000?The Real McCoy's Type A-2 Seal Brown Red Silk
As previously noted, the A-2 flight jacket is a true icon within the Real McCoy's range, made by a small team with leather produced by the Shinki tannery exclusively for Real McCoy's. It was originally designed for the United States Army Air Force pilots (USAAF or AAF). Between 1931 and 1945...www.fransboonestore.com
Yeah nah!
