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    CORRECT FIT FLIGHT JACKETS

    I think they started allowing the leather A2 again around '90. And I'm almost positive it has to be seal brown --the darker color. A black leather or embroidered wings/name patch on the left, command patch on the right--that's all.
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    How Do You Display Your Crusher Caps?

    You do realize the AAF uniforms were just Army uniforms, right? The Air Forces were part of the Army so the uniforms were all the same.
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    How Do You Display Your Crusher Caps?

    I have two WWII vintage service caps, one green and one khaki, that I wear in public all the time--mostly the khaki one. I wear them with khaki shirts and trousers (not military) and brown shoes that match the bills of the caps. Weather providing, I wear an A2 jacket with them too at times. I...
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    How Do You Display Your Crusher Caps?

    You and me both, brother! I have four WWII vintage service caps and they're all just sitting around the apartment. The worst part is, one of them was attacked by moths! The heads should work fine if you glue a band around them, then cover them with some nice fabric. I guess I'm going to make...
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    Crusher caps

    You're not going to find one that really looks like MacArthur's. The ones I've seen look to have black (or very dark brown) bills, not brown; the braid is bright yellow fabric, not brass wire; and the device (not badge) should also be brass bullion. Have you ever thought about buying a regular...
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    Crusher caps

    I know a lot of guys are suggesting buying a cap larger than smaller, but I have to disagree. If you wear your cap more on the back of your head, you might want to get a little smaller one because the circumference of your head at that angle is actually smaller that your true head...
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    Crusher caps

    All of my service caps are genuine WWII vintage, never worn, and this method works perfectly, so I imagine it would work on new caps too as long as the fabric is 100% wool or cotton. It works with wool/poly blends, but not as well. I use a washcloth or sponge and wet the cover with hot water...
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    Crusher caps

    A Korean War era cap would have a brown leather bill and chin strap, because US Army uniforms at that time were no different than in WWII. I don't know when they switched to black leather, but it would be from that time or later. Be very careful, especially on EBay. Most of them don't seem to...
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    Crusher caps

    Folks here use the word "crusher" to mean a WWII military service cap, or a Bancroft brand "flighter" cap which was very similar to a service cap but was actually a yacht cap made in US Army fabrics and colors. The cap in this picture is almost certainly not one of these. The British call...
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    DON'T USE LIQUID DYE! Any liquid dye will almost certainly run or come off, especially in the rain. Even if someone guarantees it won't come off I bet it will. I'm a leather expert and I know what I'm talking about. Anything you can use on a stray hat is going to be made for leather. Go to a...
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    US Authentic A-2 fit

    I never said the original intent was as a fashion statement--please don't miss-quote me. What I meant was, perhaps some are complaining about the fit of their A2s because they expect them to fit the way we wear our clothes today, as apposed to the way they wore their clothes in the past. You...
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    Leather jacket in the washing machine

    I've only been a leather craftsman for some thirty years, I've made everything from leather jackets to shoes and boots, so I probably don't know what I'm talking about; however, I would never put any leather garment in a washing machine. It will dry-out the leather severely, and although a lot...
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    US Authentic A-2 fit

    The '40s period A2s did have snug-fitting sleeves so excess material wouldn't get caught in things inside the narrow confines of a cockpit or ball-turret, leaving you trapped in a burning aircraft hurling toward the ground at 400 MPH!
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    US Authentic A-2 fit

    One must remember that fashions in the past were different than today, and figures were too. Young men back in the '40s were slimmer, and their shoulders and hips were closer to the same width than today. Today, young men are larger, fatter (no offense) and broader shouldered. Back then...
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