What are the rarest jackets?

[Flightengineer]

This warrants another search.

Hi, my friend,I think you were looking hard enough a couple of years ago. But if you catch anything, I'll be glad.

 

[MauldinFan]

The rarest would have to be the L2 looking sky blue ones for NASA in the 60s.

 

[Smithy]

I can trump you all I think.

First pattern, RFC flying coat from 1912 which is stunningly rare.

But the rarest of the rare when it comes to any flying garment must be the fabric "Coats, Waterproof, PIlots" coat introduced in August 1916 for the RFC. This was lined with "thibet" or "slink", the extremely dense curly haired/wool pelts of still-born calves/lambs respectively. It was apparently only produced for less than two months. No known examples exist and only one and possibly two photos exist of the jacket.

If you had one you could almost name your price.

 

[Pa12]

I can trump you all I think.

First pattern, RFC flying coat from 1912 which is stunningly rare.

But the rarest of the rare when it comes to any flying garment must be the fabric "Coats, Waterproof, PIlots" coat introduced in August 1916 for the RFC. This was lined with "thibet" or "slink", the extremely dense curly haired/wool pelts of still-born calves/lambs respectively. It was apparently only produced for less than two months. No known examples exist and only one and possibly two photos exist of the jacket.

If you had one you could almost name your price.

Let me check my closet…….uh, nope.

 

[Smithy]

Let me check my closet…….uh, nope.

It was used operationally as there's pics of it being worn by a pilot in 29 Sqn (IIRC - I'll dig the photos out) but bloody hell, it's far rarer than unicorn dung.

 

[Pa12]

It was used operationally as there's pics of it being worn by a pilot in 29 Sqn (IIRC - I'll dig the photos out) but bloody hell, it's far rarer than unicorn dung.

I was too young to care at the time, but I’ll bet my grandpa had his uniform from ww1. He was a combat engineer in the trenches. Growing up it seemed the father of everyone I knew had their ww2 uniforms hanging in the basement. We thought nothing of it at the time.

 

[Smithy]

I was too young to care at the time, but I’ll bet my grandpa had his uniform from ww1. He was a combat engineer in the trenches. Growing up it seemed the father of everyone I knew had their ww2 uniforms hanging in the basement. We thought nothing of it at the time.

Nobody really thought about the future with this stuff - it was working clothing and as such, disposable.

One of my rellies was a Biff pilot in 22 Sqn in 1918, family chucked out pretty much everything apart from photos.

 

[Pa12]

Nobody really thought about the future with this stuff - it was working clothing and as such, disposable.

One of my rellies was a Biff pilot in 22 Sqn in 1918, family chucked out pretty much everything apart from photos.

I think I’ve posted it before but my dad went a bit strange just before he died and burned all his stuff from ww2. The only thing I have is his last civilian pilots license. But it’s cool as it has his anson endorsement on it.

 

[Anorak]

The rarest would have to be the L2 looking sky blue ones for NASA in the 60s.

One of my favorite jackets! While I can't say with 100% certainty, I believe this jacket was owned by an test astronaut for the Apollo Program.

Edward Campbell

 

[Anorak]

Not my typical mid 20th century military jacket, but probably my favorite, and likely my rarest jacket, is this Austro-Hungarian cavalry general gala uniform from around 1900. (Only on hangar for the photograph!)

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

They are really something

 

[Emchisti]

For me it would have to be either a Devon fleece Irvin:

Or a Lemercier Brothers French Air Force jacket:

 

[Pilot]

Will list those things as soon as the Cebe4000 goggles have been received ( they are on their way )

 

[Emchisti]

NICE!

 

[Pilot]

NICE!

Thankyou… unfortunately not very wanted nor very rare…:-(

 

[Emchisti]

I'd love one in my size! I shall keep an eye out.

 

[Adama36]

Not my typical mid 20th century military jacket, but probably my favorite, and likely my rarest jacket, is this Austro-Hungarian cavalry general gala uniform from around 1900. (Only on hangar for the photograph!)

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Love these but definitively not something easy to wear, even on casual Friday

 

[Silver Surfer]

worn with a nice aloha shirt.......

 

[Anorak]

I can trump you all I think.

First pattern, RFC flying coat from 1912 which is stunningly rare.

But the rarest of the rare when it comes to any flying garment must be the fabric "Coats, Waterproof, PIlots" coat introduced in August 1916 for the RFC. This was lined with "thibet" or "slink", the extremely dense curly haired/wool pelts of still-born calves/lambs respectively. It was apparently only produced for less than two months. No known examples exist and only one and possibly two photos exist of the jacket.

If you had one you could almost name your price.

Do you have a picture?

 

[Smithy]

Do you have a picture?

Of the first pattern 1912 RFC coat? Yup, and examples exist.

Or the Coats, Waterproof, Pilots item? As I mentioned only a couple of photos are thought to exist. I've got at least one which I'll dig out and post.