V505 jacket At Rock Island Auctions

[2BM2K]

There is currently at Rock Island a V505 jacket;

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This is quite a nice looking jacket with grainy leather.

 

[Chandler]

Oh man, those collar studs are going to disintegrate when someone unsnaps them.

 

[CombatWombat]

Ahhh finally! A V505 has surfaced that's cheaper than a small car

 

[Chandler]

Oh man, those collar studs are going to disintegrate when someone unsnaps them.

The various reactions to this post make me snicker a little -- but I still fear for those collar studs!

 

[Erwin]

This one, and also a few other jackets are fantastic [like this Luftwaffe set or "Shack Rabbit" A2, and a few other artifacts] at Rock Island auctions, THX for sharing 2BM2K!

 

[YoungMedic]

There is currently at Rock Island a V505 jacket;

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This is quite a nice looking jacket with grainy leather.

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Looks like the 5 star Poughkeepsie I had

 

[CombatWombat]

Looks like the 5 star Poughkeepsie I had

It's not American made though.....us Aussies mucked around with it slightly to something we're more similar to making at the time (the company is speculated as being Simpson glove co or Stagg being the only government contracts of leather for government use in Victoria Australia)
These V made jackets are the rarest/smallest run of the war made jackets....hence why it's pretty unknown to most people

 

[33-1729]

It's not American made though.....us Aussies mucked around with it slightly to something we're more similar to making at the time (the company is speculated as being Simpson glove co or Stagg being the only government contracts of leather for government use in Victoria Australia)
These V made jackets are the rarest/smallest run of the war made jackets....hence why it's pretty unknown to most people

Simpson’s Gloves Pty. Ltd., Melbourne supplied 3,132 flying jackets to the U.S.A. Air Corps for the V505 order.

After forum member dinomartino1 found a lead I hired a researcher in Australia to go through the Archives and track down the paperwork. See

1943 Australian "V505" Flight Jacket

We are making progress on the records search at the National Archives of Australia for the flying jackets contract reference located by dinomartino1, though a bit slower than originally expected. To quote a recent note from the researcher I hired "I thought the search would be fairly...

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A complete A-2 contract list, including the first three contacts uncovered when I got the A-2 specification 94-3040 declassified, is at

A2 CONTRACT DATES-UP-DATED

Seeing you’re writing a book – not an easy task! - the least I can do is offer unbridled encouragement. :) After looking at the link you attached , i still think my book would serve better ,as that data base falls far short of what i had hoped to find . But ill not be thwarted ! Im going to...

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EDIT: And the rarest war made A-2 jacket was order 42-1671-P by Rough Wear as Mr Eastman estimated around 300 produced based upon the contact value in the paperwork he found (page 209 in his excellent book). One (1) original has been located and Good Wear has made a replica. See

GW Rough Wear 42-1671-P

I asked John if this was okay to post, but didn’t hear anything back. I hope this is okay . . . Here are a few pictures on his take on the Rough Wear order 42-1671-P that was discovered around two years ago. It looks great and I am tempted (hence this post). Original at...

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