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What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?
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Spitfireace
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Looks good Jan. Which contract year was it?
mulceber
Moderator
1952. Pretty close to the beginning of the 7823 series.
Spitfireace
Well-Known Member
So still M-422A then. Transition year. Nice.
Micawber
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Scrolling quickly through the latest posts in this thread I thought your photo was taken after your dog had taken a dump ...but then went back and it all became clear
saucerfiend
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Low 30"s today so, wearing my new GW B-1. Love this!
And, look what I can do. Anyone who owns a repro B-2, knows how useless the pocket is as you can't get your hand or anything else inside without all kinds of manipulation. John's perfect B-1 repro utilizes the original design pocket that allows proper storage. Still a deep pocket by design but, sooooooooo much easier.
ausreenactor
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I agree; however, the lining and label scream 'Golden Book' plagiarism....True that - and ELC's Air Comfort, in turn, is a good tribute to post-war civi bomber jackets, with almost no alterations that I've been able to discern.
ausreenactor
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ausreenactor
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B-2 pocket sits lower on my B-R Werber...
They are a useless pocket though... still pointless by the time they hit the a A-2, B-10...
B-15 nailed it.
mulceber
Moderator
Yeah, guilty on that count. One of these days I should really see about getting a replacement label. Shouldn't be hard to find a plausible one.
Chandler
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I think the AN models and 55J14 might dispute that.
ausreenactor
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It is one of the early efforts by Shawn and the jacket is amazing... I assume it was low hanging fruit and a hasty release. The level of attention to detail, the quest for accuracy and the ongoing enhancements to the production facilities make me think that Shawn will get around to it one day...
Might drag out my Jerome art Air Comfort today...
AAAvn is a thing of the past now.... going 'retro' perhaps?
Mr. Mike
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That is great! Initially I thought you'd be the lucky one who acquired this stunning original John recently put un his sales page. Was not even aware John reproduced B-1s. Is it a one-off production for you or is John planning to add it to his standard range? Absolutely cool that is for sure!
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Spitfireace
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As I understand it 1947 was the year the M-422A became the G-1 Series. As well the USAAF became the USAF.
saucerfiend
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No, it's not a one-off. And, yes, John is planning to add to the catalog. Thank you, my friend.
mulceber
Moderator
Well it's actually a bit more complicated than that. The M-422A was discontinued in 1943, due to an aborted initiative at a joint AAF-Navy flight jacket, and was replaced by the AN-6552 and AN-J-3A. The 55J14 series, begun in 1947, was the first jacket type to have G-1 on the label. So my jacket's actually about 10 years and 3 jacket types removed from the M-422A.
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Brettafett
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Platon's (my) Dubow. Just posted this in my review thread, should have been here I guess.
Pics a bit dark, and doesn't show the grain thats popped up all over, anywho... wearing in beautifully.
Pics a bit dark, and doesn't show the grain thats popped up all over, anywho... wearing in beautifully.
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B-Man2
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Nice sizing and fit on that one
