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    Patch placement on MA-1 jackets?

    That's really nice work there. I love the Crusader too and I'm glad you don't seem to have been persuaded against the idea of patching up your jacket. You spoke of a nice cursive font, Big J - there are many on-line to choose from. Type "1940s font" into a search engine and you'll see lots of...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing RAF Aircrew Jacket "Battle of Britain"

    It's so funny how that "imprinting" happens - and how it tells me that the thing in question is the proper way it should be - even though it may well be inferior to the others that came after as a result of research and development. And still, I don't care. There's no logic to it, but there it...
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    Now this is pretty cool

    Oh God… Oh God … Oh my GO … HUUUUURRRRRLLL! HUUUUUUUUURRRRLLL !!! Uhhhh. <spit>
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    Now this is pretty cool

    For the love of God, no more! Make it stop! Uncle! UNCLE!
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    Now this is pretty cool

    I think the original jacket posted is quite Joan Jett - it'd look great on my girlfriend.
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    Eastman Leather Clothing RAF Aircrew Jacket "Battle of Britain"

    It was my first ELC Irvin too - and I didn't like the russet colour so much, so I traded it in for the darker 1942 Pattern and I still have that - I love it! I'm so surprised to learn that the 1942 Pattern doesn't seem to find any favour … I love my 1942 Pattern because it is precisely like an...
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    Han Solo's leather jacket in SW7

    Ahhh. Works on everything. Even in a galaxy far, far away.
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    Han Solo's leather jacket in SW7

    Hey … I'm looking at those suede boots of Leia's. Do you think she got that nice nap on those with a Yak brush?
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    Han Solo's leather jacket in SW7

    I agree. And if a bit of spice and variety is called for, perhaps we can also discuss Princess Leia's outfit too? :) I took this at the Star Wars exhibit a couple of summers ago at the Canadian Air and Space Museum in Ottawa. And the astonishing thing was how small Carrie Fisher was...
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    Just when you think you'd heard the worst of it ...

    Indeed! And the fault-lines are already appearing for it to happen again … but none of the world's leaders seem to know their history, nor the associated lessons that were hard-learned.
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    Just when you think you'd heard the worst of it ...

    I thought it funny that he only decided to break his silence when he was offered that book on holocaust denial by a neo-nazi - and it clearly seemed to offend his sense of duty, patriotism and professionalism !
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    Just when you think you'd heard the worst of it ...

    And by coincidence, I see that the story of the guard has a new update in today's press: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3051477/The-bookkeeper-death-wanted-world-know-true-horror-Auschwitz-means-s-jailed-war-crimes-93.html Some interesting background on him - and it mentions the BBC...
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    Just when you think you'd heard the worst of it ...

    Ha!Ha! Checkmate in one move! Love it.
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    Just when you think you'd heard the worst of it ...

    I saw the story about that guard a couple of days ago in the Daily Mail. But what was shocking for me was the readers' comments section at the foot of the article - and the great consensus of opinion was that it was "ridiculous and a waste of money to put him on trial - it won't bring anyone...
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    WWI - The war in the air

    Corrected - thanks Stearman! My mistake. Good catch, Sir! And the tour guide said it was taken as a war prize and the only one left - and I just looked it up on Wikipedia - and it's true! From Wikipedia: "A single example (number 574/18) is preserved at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum...
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    Just when you think you'd heard the worst of it ...

    Yes, that guy was on a documentary about Auschwitz that my girlfriend I watched on DVD last year. He regaled his time there in the SS as a clerical officer - and chuckled his way through his tales. He took the stolen possessions of the prisoners and was utterly unrepentant and without remorse...
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    Han Solo's leather jacket in SW7

    The film I got and loved as a 15 yr old … So I bought the book by Philip K. Dick - "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?". Now that I didn't get!!! Terrible.
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    Rain jacket?

    That's right - my A2 was steer hide too!
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    WWI - The war in the air

    I was at the Canadian Air Force Museum in Ottawa a couple of summers back and it was a great exhibit. I got some great photos of some interesting stuff in there (a rare Heinkel He-162 plus a nice Me-163 and a Me-109 in MTO livery to name but three) - and I got these shots of a A.E.G. G.IV - it...
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    Rain jacket?

    My old Aviation Leathercraft A2 was totally waterproof and used to get treated with just Connolly Hide Food. It used to astonish me every time.

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