Famous People in Flight Jackets

[Doctor Damage]

McQueen photographed by his wife, Barbara. Here's the website: http://www.mpag.co.uk/mcqueencat1.htm. She is quoted as saying "I think part of the attraction of flying for him was the ritual of dressing the part - Steve loved wearing the old fashioned goggles, jumpsuits and leather bomber jackets."

 

[Doctor Damage]

 

[havocpaul]

Couple of interesting designs there. The old US CWU type looks in evidence (as with the MA1 before it, I believe there are a lot of forces around the world have subcontracted or copied the design). The leather ones are interesting - reminiscent of the PRC Air Force leathers we discussed on here a year or two ago. I wonder if, similarly, these come in Winter / lighter variants. The fur collar model in your last shot looks bulkier, perhaps it's a heavier jacket like a B15, whereas this one is more akin to an A2:

http://www.silvermans.co.uk/tabid/62/MILITARY/LEATHER+JACKETS/RUSSIAN+MIG+FLYING+JACKET/0/SKU/4-190-10186-2435/Default.aspx

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I looked closely at the photos with the Officer wearing the CWU style jacket and it appears to be an Alpha copy from the zipper so just a nylon one and not the genuine USAF Nomex issue that is used by many Air Forces. I would guess he bought it as a private purchase jacket and as an officer could wear it. The leather jacket is the standard Soviet/Russian style jacket used by all the previous Warsaw Pact forces.

 

[havocpaul]

To add some names (sorry if already listed before): Julian Cope, Teardrop Explodes..Irvin jacket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOHTPtB37gU
Marc Almond on TOTP with Gene Pitney, Marc wore an Eastman 'Luftwaffe' jacket, Stephen Stills of CSN wore a G-1 on several occasions, David Bowie 1978 tour (Stage lp cover, MA-1 jacket), Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott, Martin Chambers (Pretenders) all wore assorted original A-2's and M-442/G-1's borrowed from their manager Dave Hill who collected original jackets, Chrissie Hynde B-15A on cover of Pretenders II. Harrison Ford's A-2 copy in Hanover Street was supplied by Quartermasters of Islington who did many war film uniforms in the late 1960's and 1970's. Finally, great video of The Clash filmed in the legendary Chris Farlowe's military shop in Islington, all wearing assorted jackets etc....Topper headon in a nice Irvin! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ScaGjwkg2Y

 

[Doctor Damage]

I looked closely at the photos with the Officer wearing the CWU style jacket and it appears to be an Alpha copy from the zipper so just a nylon one and not the genuine USAF Nomex issue that is used by many Air Forces. I would guess he bought it as a private purchase jacket and as an officer could wear it.

Good eye, well spotted - it's definitely the regular Alpha A-shaped zipper pull, not the rectangular one used on the nomex jackets.

 

[zhz]

Not sure if he is famous or not, but I like this photo
Jon Huntsman, Jr. in A2.

 

[Doctor Damage]

Not sure if he is famous or not, but I like this photo
Jon Huntsman, Jr. in A2.
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Here's more pics of Huntsman's A2 jacket - our experts can decide brand/make etc.



Here he is with an old timer wearing an Alpha MA-1.

 

[Samuel Marth]

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[Atticus Finch]

Here's more pics of Huntsman's A2 jacket - our experts can decide brand/make etc.

It looks like Huntsman got this A-2 when he was the governor of Utah...which was from 2005 to 2009. Cockpit was the only official producer of military A-2s during that time. Of course, the jacket could be anything…Utah wouldn't necessarily have to purchase a military contract jacket for its governor…but it sure looks like a Cockpit A-2 to me. These jackets began what I call the second generation of the current issue A-2…the first generation being from 1988 until 1998.

BTW...the old guy's MA-1 is a repro Alpha.

AF

 

[Doctor Damage]

Not famous I guess, but interesting leather jackets.


Lt Col Lance Bodine in 2004


retired Brig Gen Guy Walsh (right)


Lt Lance Tucker

 

[Doctor Damage]

Tom Clancy, of course, in CWU 45P.

 

[Edward]

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[Sloan1874]

"World's finest leather jackets" Hmmm. I'm not sure if I have room in my life for an Assassin's Creed repro coat at $99...

 

[NextStepGuy]

My contribution to this great thread

 

[TXFlyGuy]

 

[HoosierDaddy]

^^^^^
Don't really think those are flight jackets.

 

[TXFlyGuy]

^^^^^
Don't really think those are flight jackets.

Whoops!

 

[Fanch]

Interesting though nonetheless.

 

[TXFlyGuy]

Interesting though nonetheless.

That is what I thought. That Mick Jagger coat looks like a very loose G-1 derivative of some sort.

 

[Fanch]

IMO TC's jacket is far more interesting than Mick's jacket which is less appealing than a donkey saddle.