I actually think you might have good luck hitting up the folks on
Vintageleatherjackets.org
They have lots of great A-2s in their classifieds:
https://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/forums/buy-sell.19/
They also have forums dedicated to repro, vintage, and history of all sorts of flight jackets.
I’m not sure there are any spots that carry many A-2 jackets.
The only places I can think of off-hand might be Standard & Strange in Oakland https://standardandstrange.com/ or possibly Johnson Leathers in SF. The great thing about Johnson is that they can measure you and custom make one that...
We had a member that became obsessed with having a very heavy jacket made. Eventually he sourced his own hide and 5 Star made him the jacket. Other makers declined the project.
Here is the result...
Could be- the adjuster buckles match mine, but typically RP placed the side straps lower than the half-belt. Yours might also be a Block. What is yours made of?
This Timex watch came on an old Navajo cuff I bought, but during the Summer heat it wears so beautifully on this perlon strap. The whole thing feels like it almost isn’t there. Perfect with aloha shirts and shorts.
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