WTS WWII USAAF FLIGHT JACKET [Austin]

[cycleguy2300]

All original 1943 USAAF B-15 cotton/rayon shell with mouton collar and alpaca/wool lining.

The waist and cuffs are in OK condition and still serviceable.

Sized as a 38, it fits very large and I (a fit 6' 210) can wear it and usually wear a medium or large sizes.

It is a really amazing jacket and the shoulder roundrels are still easy to read.

Here is a bit of history of this model of flight jacket which superceded the B-10

History Preservation Eastman USAAF B-15 Flying Jacket, Rough Wear 6338 AF | History Preservation

Eastman's Rough Wear Clo. Co. USAAF B-15 Flying Jacket made from End-Zone Twill allows one to acquire the finest B-15 produced since WWII.

www.historypreservation.com

$800 will consider offers and trades

Photos to follow

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[baboon]

End of WWII my dad said that they made them turn in their Shearling Flight Jackets & A-5 Sheepskin Trousers. Then to ad insult to injury they razor blade cut up the backs destroying the art work on them.

 

[cycleguy2300]

End of WWII my dad said that they made them turn in their Shearling Flight Jackets & A-5 Sheepskin Trousers. Then to ad insult to injury they razor blade cut up the backs destroying the art work on them.

That's so sad.

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[baboon]

That's so sad.

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My dad took that to the grave with him no doubt. Having that gear with the units artwork was a huge moral booster & gave those guys a sense of pride. I bought him a nose art book and it talked about the destruction of the nose art after the plans were scapped. IIRC Brown & Root had a big collection of the nose artwork.

Like so much of what really is important our government just destroys. The removal of statues really pisses me off. All because those that didn't participate feel like the destructions & removal makes them equal. We really are pretty much pouched as a country.

 

[cycleguy2300]

Here are the photos

DANN CLOTHING TYPE B-15

It fits more like a medium than the "38" that is listed an the label imo

I am willing to entertain offers

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[cycleguy2300]

Almost forgot this hidden gem inside the right side zipper

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[Lead Belly]

Sweet jacket. My fishing buddy Pat is a former Vietnam chopper pilot- shot down 4 times/ 4-purple hearts, gold star & Chief Master Sgt. and he'd love that...if it were only smaller. 86 and still launches his boat on his own= total badass.

GLWS

 

[cycleguy2300]

Updated price.

Dann Clothing seems to be a rarer contract, and the condition appears much better than B-15s I have seen, but I think the new price is more reasonable.

 

[cycleguy2300]

I'm had it for a number of years and enjoyed it, but I'm trying to get some other toys.

Its is wearable condition and super warm!

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[cycleguy2300]

If I can swing my purchase in a week or so without selling, I'll likely withdrawal this from sale early April


Heres a general history of American flight jackets:

Flight Jacket History - AVI LEATHER

Flight jacket history with a compilation of the some of the most important flight jackets that have been, together with their basic descriptions and some illustrations in a timeline. Featuring the A2 jacket history, G1 jacket history and more.

www.avileather.com

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[cycleguy2300]

Probably my final bump.

Its an amazing piece of history.

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