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  1. thor

    Aero A2 42-18775-P contract

    Amazing that you can date an A-2 contract to the day and month of a certain year! Any idea to what month of 1942 the earlier Aero 42-15142-P contract dates? Thanks!
  2. thor

    New Aero 42-15142-P

    Beautiful jacket ButteMT61! You should have no trouble selling it. Checked the classified but did not see it listed yet. Please furnish afew measurements when you get the chance (armpit to armpit, sleeve and body/back length). Thank you and good luck friend.
  3. thor

    Schott Tracker Horsehide MC Jacket

    I like my Schott horsehide Tracker even more then my LW Suburban or my Aero Highwayman. Great jacket! Wear it in good health, friend!
  4. thor

    A Message From Aero Leather USA

    I had the pleasure of ordering quite afew jackets through Mark and AeroLeather USA and he was always a professional and a true gentleman! Best of luck to Mark in the future.
  5. thor

    Schott Tracker Horsehide MC Jacket

    Just bought one of these Schott HH jackets myself. It is gorgeous! I also own a LW Suburban; both jackets are thick, grainy and feature top quality workmanship. The LW HH has a more matte finish while the Schott has a bit more shine/gloss. Both are wonderful jackets and should last a lifetime.
  7. thor

    My New LW Dubow A-2

    You are also wearing just a polo shirt underneath; if you wear a heavyweight long-sleeve shirt or light sweater, the jacket (and sleeve length issue) should be fine. The LW should make an excellent fall/winter jacket with light layers worn beneath since the horsehide is waterproof and pretty...
  8. thor

    Horsehide "bleeding" on shirts worn under the jacket

    I had an oil-pull horsehide A-2 and a FQHH Highwayman from Aero and both left a definite brownish stain on the collar of my lighter color shirts. Quite disappointing. This did not happen with the horsehide A-2's from Lost Worlds, U.S. Authentic, Gibson & Barnes or Eastman that I have owned over...
  9. thor

    g-i new jacket

    I just bought a Cockpit USA (formerly Avirex) classic G-1 in vintage goatskin. It's a work of art! Perfect fit, amazing hand-weathered goatskin (just slight burnishing in subtle areas) with a real vintage mouton fur collar. I have owned 2 original M-422a jackets (a Willis & Geiger and a Gordon &...
  10. thor

    EASTMAN ANJ-4 size 46 for sale on eBay!

    Hey guys, just a head's up that I have an Eastman ANJ-4 sheepskin leather flight jacket, size 46, for sale on eBay. The ref. number is 330556758796. Jacket is in very good condition, hardly worn. Check it out if you are interested. Thanks!
  11. thor

    How much added to ELC "long" size

    Eastman has a newly updated website making ordering much easier. They also offer an EXTRA-LONG size, which adds 1.5" to sleeve and body length (I believe a LONG adds only 1 inch to sleeve and body). I just received my gorgeous black leather Luftwaffe Hartmann jacket in a 46 extra-long and it...
  13. thor

    Reenacting @ 10,000 Feet

    Awesome photos! I wonder what the neon yellow-plastic-nylon-Gore-tex/spandex clad modernists would think if they saw you guys up there at 10,000 ft? I am glad to see guys able to tough it out in extreme conditions wearing tried and true gear. If the pictures were in black and white you all could...
  14. thor

    Willis & Geiger Navy Summer Flying Jacket NA-1

    I bid for this very same jacket but put $200 as my max bid...couldn't believe it when it sold for over $300! W&G items are very collectible, especially in such good condition. Oh well, I'll keep my eyes peeled for another one... Someday!
  15. thor

    Soft leather A-2

    The Gibson & Barnes Mark 31 russet brown goatskin A-2 with SILK LINING (quite a luxurious feel!!!) is buttery soft right out of the box! It drapes nicely and goatskin is quite tear and abrasion resisitant. The very first A-2 jackets were made using a spun silk lining (all later A-2 jacket...
  16. thor

    Reporter's diary adds clue in Amelia Earhart mystery

    What a fascinating bit of history! Afew years ago I was off the coast of Howland Island aboard a U.S. Navy ship and let me just say that is one desolate area of the pacific! There is absolutely nothing around, and while looking at a nautical chart of the area up on the bridge of my ship, Howland...
  17. thor

    The most frightening motion pictures?

    ....and honorable mention to "The Thing" with Kurt Russell. Very creepy!
  19. thor

    The most frightening motion pictures?

    Miss Golightly, I totally agree that "The Descent" is one of the most frightening films ever! "Jaws" and "The Exorcist" round out my top 3.
  20. thor

    My LW Ryder after 8 months

    I agree 100% that LW HH is the absolute best HH available anywhere, for any price. I have owned A-2 jackets from every maker from Goodwear to Aero to ELC to Gibson & Barnes/Flightsuits, Avirex/The Cockpit, Real McCoy's, etc. The HH leather varies from good to bad to somewhere in between among...
  21. thor

    My well worn ELC Roughwear 1401 A2 Jacket

    Great pics! I am happy to see an A-2 not being treated gently and slathered with all kinds of oily, gooey preservatives and conditioners. The best way to wear in a leather jacket is the wear it everywhere, doing everything, never mind the weather. Looks like strapping an airplane onto one's back...
  22. thor

    gibson barnes a2 goatskin jacket

    I own one as well. IMHO, the Gibson & Barnes jackets are way oversized. I usually wear a size 44L or 46L sportcoat but in the G&B A-2 I wear a 42L and can even fit in a size 40L (I stopped in their showroom when I was in San Diego last year and tried one on; it was a snug, form-fitting...
  23. thor

    eastman a-2 advice

    Welcome to the Lounge! I have owned afew Eastman jackets (an older A-2, an M-422a, an ANJ-4 sheepskin and just ordered a Hartmann Luftwaffe jacket). The warhorse is their newer grainier leather that looks amazing on the website photos. The older Eastman A-2 I owned was their "house" brand...

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