Current USAF Issue A-2s

[Technonut]

Size 40:

Armpit: 24"
Back Length: 26.5"
Shoulder Width: 20.5"
Sleeve Length: 26.5"

WOW! That's a size 40? Looks kind of close to G&B's sizing IMO. For example, I'm a 44, and a great fit in an A-2 for me (NOT a tight fit) is:

Pit-Pit: 23.5-24"
Length: 25.5-26"
Shoulders: 19.5"
Sleeves: 25.5-26"

I am 5' 11.5" tall, have a 44" chest, float between 185-190lbs, and have a 36" waist. The shoulders on the above 40 would certainly droop on me, and the sleeves and back length would be too long....

 

[Drewdog2323]

I have tried on the current G&B A-2 jackets at their store in El Cajon and they fit larger than my Cockpit jacket. The G&B jackets are cut really disproportionally large in the body and short in the sleeves and body for me. I really tried making G&B work but their cuts just don’t match up with my body type.

I am 6’2”, 185lbs, 42” chest and have broader shoulders. My shoulders work well in leathers that have a 20-20.5” shoulder width. Sometimes I have to trade off for a bit more room in the waist for more room up top - it is definitely a balancing act.

I would say the size 40 in the Cockpit may work for you, but maybe could try a 38 too just to see.

 

[Doctor Damage]

Drewdog2323 - both jackets fit great, lucky man!

 

[Drewdog2323]

Drewdog2323 - both jackets fit great, lucky man!

Thanks, Doctor! I am loving the jacket more than I anticipated!

I appreciate the jacket for what it is...a very well made current issue A-2. If I want the WWII look, I have my Eastman for that

 

[Seb Lucas]

I have tried on the current G&B A-2 jackets at their store in El Cajon and they fit larger than my Cockpit jacket. The G&B jackets are cut really disproportionally large in the body and short in the sleeves and body for me. I really tried making G&B work but their cuts just don’t match up with my body type.

I am 6’2”, 185lbs, 42” chest and have broader shoulders. My shoulders work well in leathers that have a 20-20.5” shoulder width. Sometimes I have to trade off for a bit more room in the waist for more room up top - it is definitely a balancing act.

I would say the size 40 in the Cockpit may work for you, but maybe could try a 38 too just to see.

I've owned 3 G&B flight jackets in size 42 - they all had the same measurements as the 42 Cockpit USA jacket in terms of each mesurment. Maybe a touch smaller. But that's still oversized. A G&B size 40 tall is a perfect size 42 fit for me.

 

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[Seb Lucas]

Who is that/are they? That jacket is almost the length of a car coat.

 

[Bushman]

Left is former VP Joe Biden. Not entirely sure who that is on the right.

 

[Seb Lucas]

Left is former VP Joe Biden. Not entirely sure who that is on the right.

Thanks - I am terrible at recognising faces.

 

[daw]

On the right is Julia Louis Dreyfuss, of Seinfeld and VEEP fame, I believe.

 

[Doctor Damage]

1995

 

[bn1966]

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Looks sh*te at that length like those hipster MA-1 'dresses'

 

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[Bushman]

Looks sh*te at that length like those hipster MA-1 'dresses'

I'm not sure which looks worse; the length or the fact that it appears that the patches have been removed.

 

[Seb Lucas]

I'm not sure which looks worse; the length or the fact that it appears that the patches have been removed.

I think that's velcro.

 

[Doctor Damage]

Everyone whines about the length on modern-day A2 jackets, but the originals were kinda short and look best with your grandfather's pants pulled up high.

 

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