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  1. Doctor Damage

    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    There is no evidence that USAF air crews wore nylon jackets with synthetic insulation in flight. I don't know why you keep peddling the notion that they might have. The synthetic insulation was a mod made for the civilian market.
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    I don't understand your point. The USAF used nylon flying gear with wool/cotton insulation because that was the best they had at the time. Once flame/heat resistant cloths became feasible and affordable, they switched over completely. The USAF never issued or used nylon jackets with synthetic...
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    Current USAF Issue A-2s

    Drewdog2323 - both jackets fit great, lucky man!
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    Women's leather jackets

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    Wested Tomorrow Never Dies jacket

    Photo from a French auction site of a Wested coat. It was a 42 size tag so they must have done these in numeric sizes at one point, plus it's got working wrist straps instead of the current sewn-down ones.
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    That is NOT a military spec parka. I suggest reading this whole thread to learn how to i.d. mil-spec parkas from civilian ones.
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    Back when the N3B parkas (and associated trousers) were designed and issued, this was the best fabric technology available. Yes, nylon melts, which is why when flame/heat resistant fabrics became available and affordable they were issued (see the Nomex thread). The USAF has not used nylon flight...
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    This is an extremely important point. If you need a winter parka and aren't wearing insulated pants, then an N3B will be inadequate for many people. They simply don't come down far enough to cover up much more than your twig and giggleberries, and they don't close up even that far down since (as...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Peppard in "The Subterraneans" the movie is old enough that his jacket was probably a WWII jacket
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    Alpha 'Ground Pounder' MA-1 2000 XL

    Oh yeah, the date "2000". Too late for my theory. Maybe it's something Alpha made for a foreign market?
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    source: https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/30yazo/me_looking_up_to_my_fighter_pilot_dad_in_the_late/
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    Alpha 'Ground Pounder' MA-1 2000 XL

    I've seen a few oddball tags like that and my *guess* would be it's a very early Alpha civilian jacket before they started branding themselves better for the civilian market (with the USA-made tags with three stripes which we see later). It's got the synthetic insulation, of course, but it's...
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    Vintage Photos of Leather Jackets

    1951
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    I'm not sure how to discern the new matte finish since I have not been looking at these for a while, but I think they will not reflect camera flashes and will look matte in clear photos. The two older styles always have a sheen in photos. Check the tag: if it's Valley and the date is the last...
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    Women's leather jackets

    Monitor - I doub't you'll like this jacket, but I imagine you'll like its wearer. (click for larger)
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    There's a legend which has propagated and spread on the interweb that the Burberry Trench 21 model, which was cancelled in the 1990s, was a heavyweight coat, but it wasn't for a long time, if it ever was. You're quite right that nothing in the past few decades has been able to match the quality...
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    I agree, it looks like 100% cotton.
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    That's pretty nuts! Thanks for posting. I like the short dust covers in the one photo, just covering the shoulders and collar. I should try to make some for myself since I hate using those paper ones from the dry cleaners.
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    actor Christopher Timothy in an interesting trench, many details and proportions of Burberry but it's not (the pockets are wrong)
  23. Doctor Damage

    ELC Monarch A-2 'Warhorse' HH Jacket Size 48

    Definitely a winner and none of that skin-tight stuff, well done, $$ well spent!

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