What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

[Flightengineer]

A bit сold early morning first summer day's, vintage RAF Mk3 aircrew jacket



This jacket belonged to my good UK friend ret.RAF pilot Brian and with him she saw Falkland one day.

 

[Edward]

A bit сold early morning first summer day's, vintage RAF Mk3 aircrew jacket



This jacket belonged to my good UK friend ret.RAF pilot Brian and with him she saw Falkland one day.

That jacket looks really cool on you! Now I think I have to hunt one of those down!

 

[Flightengineer]

That jacket looks really cool on you! Now I think I have to hunt one of those down!

Thanks. Edward, when you will hunt - pay attention for the rare green early Mk3 (the best of them are made by Beaufort). They are really best. Later versions have the same style but already from a grayish fabric that does not give such a stunning fade.

 

[Edward]

Thanks. Edward, when you will hunt - pay attention for the rare green early Mk3 (the best of them are made by Beaufort). They are really best. Later versions have the same style but already from a grayish fabric that does not give such a stunning fade.

thanks for the tip! that helps a lot!

 

[Pilot]

That jacket looks really cool on you! Now I think I have to hunt one of those down!

Agree looks perfect!...we had similar looking jackets with kevlar and ceramics gils build in during our UN mission in Bosnia in the 1990’s. Loved them...in that time...no idea who made them.
But great stuff and good looking.

 

[Officer Dibley]

Thanks. Edward, when you will hunt - pay attention for the rare green early Mk3 (the best of them are made by Beaufort). They are really best. Later versions have the same style but already from a grayish fabric that does not give such a stunning fade.

The rarest are the blue/grey ones.......

 

[Lebowski]

The rarest are the blue/grey ones.......

Interested, explain it with more details please.

 

[Pilot]

Agree..Yup had a lot of grey ones supplied by UN and USN....I remember...we spread those on allover Evac flights in C-130 and C-160 on the cargo bay floor to keep the sniper bullits concealed from the refugees and our own “body jeweleries” during takeoff and landings in/out bound Sarajevo ( landings with aid stuff and friends...& people).

 

[Pilot]

Easy...these grey Flak jackets were supplied to all NATO troops for PPE...and in profusion to Airbornes...
We put those on the floor like a carpet layer to avoid sniper fire on our C-130 and C-160 when taking off or on short final in(out)of Sarajevo... One Italian C-160 if I remember correctly did not have a thick enough layer and got up in light and heat in the Cargo Bay with refugees and Medics, plus O2 tanks and other like disinfectants etc.. on board..a great snipers work of the bad guys below.
More details ? Feel free to consult the archives...I still have mine “ tatooed here and there”.

 

[Officer Dibley]

Interested, explain it with more details please.

Same cut & materials, the first ones were made in that lovely 1950’s RAF blue/grey colour the same as the mk1 inner flying helmets and flying coveralls. I had one a few years ago but was offered silly money for it.

 

[B-Man2]

Same cut & materials, the first ones were made in that lovely 1950’s RAF blue/grey colour the same as the mk1 inner flying helmets and flying coveralls. I had one a few years ago but was offered silly money for it.

Dave
Any chance you might still have a photo of that one?

 

[Bombing IP]

The MK 3 jackets are really nice always wanted one but could never find one in a size 46" chest ,most are 38 to size 42 .

BIP

 

[Officer Dibley]

You need a size 8 BIP. Normally find one on ebay for around £40-50

 

[Officer Dibley]

Dave
Any chance you might still have a photo of that one?

Maybe on one of my old memory stiks Burt. I’ll have a dig around.
Dave

 

[Officer Dibley]

Posted elsewhere i know but as the title says.....a rather overcast & blustery Wales so the A-2 is ideal

 

[B-Man2]

A rather overcast & blustery Wales so the A-2 is ideal

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Looks sweet .... Love that color!

 

[Metthewckirk]

Wow! This jacket is so cool.

 

[D97x7]

After a couple of weeks of sunshine normal service has been restored
BK Dubow

 

[Officer Dibley]

perfect fit D97 !

 

[Lebowski]

After a couple of weeks of sunshine normal service has been restored
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Man at work) Nick, what a lovely place you live in! Btw, where are your friends now? They're usually near you on your photos and they are always so nice!)