Rollie Free Bonneville 1948 speed record and flight jackets

[oose]

Hi,

Thought you guys might like these, lots of flight jackets on show, so this is what these ww2 flyers did after the war!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollie_Free

stu

 

[fishmeok]

THAT is awesome- I have a buddy who restores Vincents in Chicago, will have to show these to him.
Cheers
Mark

 

[Falcon_52]

WOW! The last picture tells a lot about the lengths those guys went to to get that extra bit of speed out of their machines. Amazing!

Thanks for posting, Stu.

Noel

 

[hacker]

Nice roomy Church M422a on that guy


Hacker

 

[Peter Graham]

Amazing, fantastic ! Best photos I've yet seen on the forum. Many thanks Stu.

 

[Weasel_Loader]

stu

This might be the first post WW2 SAT jacket sighting!!! Yipee!!!

 

[deand]

Wonderful work as usual from the LIFE archives, oose! That SAT is an exciting find, indeed! What unit is that patch representing?






dean

 

[dujardin]

splendid photos,

a great mix of jackets - jeans - car - bike , everything in the mythic american way of life in end 40's - begin 50's

Dean, for the patch, i also wish to learn wich unit it was, just wait for the answer by Johnny.

byeeeeeeee thanksssssssss marcel

 

[Chris217]

The unknown insignia looks to be painted directly on to the SAT... Kinda looks like the Washington Redskins logo :lol: ..I wonder if that jacket was issued to him in the early 30's during a stint with the AAC, or was just a post war surplus pick-up? Also look how smooth the leather looks..not a very grainy hide from what I can tell.. Either way, what an awesome picture!!

 

[Chris217]

Re: Rollie Free Bonneville 1948 speed record and flight jack

I had forgotten what a cool set of pics these were. The A-2 in the first pic looks like a Monarch.

 

[greyhound52]

Re: Rollie Free Bonneville 1948 speed record and flight jack

Great photos and a keen eye on the SAT

 

[MikeyB-17]

Re: Rollie Free Bonneville 1948 speed record and flight jack

Aaah, Vincent Black Lightning-nothing does it for me like a Vincent. Great pics-seen the last one many times, but none of the rest. God help him if he came off.