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  1. Deacon211

    Cleaning Nylon Flight Wear

    Chickenhawk was a great book. I remember reading it in OCS. Feet Wet is also highly recommended. I also just got finished watching the Burns documentary. There was actually quite a bit I had learned about the war that I don’t think I ever fully realized. I really felt particularly for those...
  2. Deacon211

    Cleaning Nylon Flight Wear

    Yes, the cleanliness of the Army helos (though they’d call them choppers) is surprising to me as well. Not that all the services wouldn’t be constantly trying to keep the aircraft “serviceable” which would include a certain amount of keeping it clean. But I’ve always found the aviation...
  3. Deacon211

    Cleaning Nylon Flight Wear

    Peacoat's perspective is interesting. For my part, I’ve never flown an aircraft that I’d want to rub up against in a white shirt. In addition to the general small leaks of fluids, smears of grease from fittings, and soot from the exhaust there is a general grime that settles like dust on an...
  4. Deacon211

    Cooper G-1

    That’s a very interesting G-1. In addition to the black label, it appears that your jacket is sized S,M,L rather than by number. The collar also looks interestingly pointed, at least from the angle in the picture. Lastly, you seem to have hand warmer pockets which I know that the issue...
  5. Deacon211

    Suggestions for B-6 shearling jacket

    I also recommend the ELC. I have had the Roughwear for 18 years and it is a great and long lasting jacket. It also fits fairly trimly in general. Having said that, if you know of a jacket that fits exactly as you want, I’d say that you should get it. It’s easily a 10-20 year investment, as...
  7. Deacon211

    Cooper G-1

    It’s interesting because the jacket I was issued was a Cooper which was mostly evident from the fact that it had those unique one piece tabs at the bottom of the zipper knit which we have spoken about before. If I recall correctly, there was no large label, just the small white mil spec one...
  8. Deacon211

    Cooper G-1

    Hey Lawless, Welcome! I’m not familiar with a black labeled Cooper. Issued jackets in the last few decades would have a white printed label. Cooper apparently added their large embroidered label to those versions of the jacket they sold to civilians. But in their last years, Cooper May...
  9. Deacon211

    Greenbrier 'Vintage' MA1 Jacket

    Nice looking jacket. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  10. Deacon211

    Hellcat G-1

    Hey Tex, I’ve seen these before on the web. If you Google them, they claim to be the Official G-1 of the Blue Angels. Looking at the pics, if the claim isn’t true, they certainly get extra points for having some convincing fake pictures! :-) Personally, I would not be surprised. The Blues...
  11. Deacon211

    Eastman B-17 W.A.S.P. Jacket for ladies.

    Hey Big J, Yes, I still have my ELC. It is indeed some tough, old goat. I’ve often wondered how it compares to an actual period G-1 as it’s definitely different than the other repro manufacturers I’ve seen. Still, there are some pics I’ve found that have that same crinkled look to them and...
  13. Deacon211

    Eastman B-17 W.A.S.P. Jacket for ladies.

    LOL, I only LOOK 90! [emoji16] I think you’re right about what a big social change the war was; sort of the ‘40s version of “How ya gonna keep them down on the farm, now that they’ve seen Paree” Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  14. Deacon211

    Re-Stock of Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection

    I see one of those in my future...very faithful to the original. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Eastman B-17 W.A.S.P. Jacket for ladies.

    Merry Christmas everybody! That’s a good looking jacket. From what little I know of the subject, indeed for most of the war the female pilots were forced to wear male flight gear. What Charles said about it being a late war issue and so not widely distributed makes perfect sense. It really...
  16. Deacon211

    Proper G-1 Jacket Fit?

    Hey dannyk, If you are specifically looking for a collarless G-1 then I think your choice really is Cockpit. I can’t recall if USW makes a G-1 with removable collar, don’t think so. Not sure what you can get from G&B anymore. Although it seems that all the Cockpit G-1 types do not use the...
  17. Deacon211

    Proper G-1 Jacket Fit?

    I agree. It looks like a very good fit. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  19. Deacon211

    My latest G-1

    Looks great. Wish I could find a nice ‘50s-‘60s era G-1 in my size. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. Deacon211

    FS - Headwind HL Block M422a Brand NEW! For Sale

    Having one of Headwind’s jackets, I can attest to the great job he does. I’m actually surprised that it wasn’t snatched up immediately. Good luck BF! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. Deacon211

    Any Do's & Don'ts in military clothing?

    Ah, I should have read more closely. I didn't read it was Tex hill! There's a man with some stories, I'll wager. Yeah, there's no surprise that you might swap shoulders. The regs have been all over over the years and that's when guys follow the regs. Even in my day, there was alot of...
  22. Deacon211

    Any Do's & Don'ts in military clothing?

    It's hard to say what the AVG pilot meant when he was referring to your jacket. But the combat patch thing is a very specific army tradition that does not apply to other services and may not have applied in WWII or to pilots. If you look at A-2s in general, the squadron patch was worn on the...
  23. Deacon211

    J.A. Dubow MFG?

    Ugh. You know, I’ve often been tempted to try BK and now this company. The more jacket makers the better for us, right? But no matter where BK, post BK, BKII, seems to go, it always seems to have a great website...and antagonistic customer service. My personal experience with custom jackets...

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