Famous People in Flight Jackets

[Doctor Damage]

^ check out the Ma-1 thread which has a lot of discussion of L2whatever jackets as well

 

[Blackadder]

Darn, it happened again! Can some one answer my question on the L2 jackets? Every time I ask, the thread seems to go off on some pop culture nonsense.

Lots of info on the web.
http://historypreservation.com/hpassociates/detailpop.php?uniqnum=57

 

[Stearmen]

Lots of info on the web.
http://historypreservation.com/hpassociates/detailpop.php?uniqnum=57

Thanks Blackadder! I knew some one would have the answer. It must be a very early L2. My only question is, would you really want to wear a nylon jacket, when you could be exposed to fire?

 

[Blackadder]

Thanks Blackadder! I knew some one would have the answer. It must be a very early L2. My only question is, would you really want to wear a nylon jacket, when you could be exposed to fire?

I doubt they wear the L-2 on a jet plane. That brings another interesting question. Should flight jackets still be called flight jackets if they are not worn in flight?

 

[Doctor Damage]

My only question is, would you really want to wear a nylon jacket, when you could be exposed to fire?

They wore them all the time (F-86 in Korea? nylon everywhere) and they must have melted now and then, which is why the USAF switched to aromatic polyamide jackets in the mid-70s.

 

[Doctor Damage]

photos of Doolittle and pilots, pre-raid

 

[Doctor Damage]

Captain Charles B Hall, the first Tuskegee Airman to shoot down and enemy plane.

 

[Blackadder]

They wore them all the time (F-86 in Korea? nylon everywhere) and they must have melted now and then, which is why the USAF switched to aromatic polyamide jackets in the mid-70s.

My mistake. Read that they did design the MA-1 to be worn in jet's tight cockpit.

 

[Doctor Damage]

Jessie J in a fashion flight jacket. Still, it's good when celebs are wearing flight jackets, since it means clothing companies will keep making them.

 

[nick123]

She has kind of a Cher vibe going on. Me like.

 

[Seb Lucas]

Jessie J in a fashion flight jacket. Still, it's good when celebs are wearing flight jackets, since it means clothing companies will keep making them.

Is this woman - does she not have a surname - famous? Maybe not over here. But then I'm old and disinterested in media. And, incidentally, I find it curious that her lank, severely parted hair looks lifeless and years older than her comparatively lively face.

 

[Sloan1874]

She's a pop star of sorts over in the UK. The ironed hair look isn't a great one but it's fashionable just now,

 

[Doctor Damage]

I don't think these two are famous, but it's nice to see a G-1 jacket being worn in the Netherlands in the 1960s.

 

[Monsoon]

I don't think these two are famous, but it's nice to see a G-1 jacket being worn in the Netherlands in the 1960s.

Damn! Check out Pimp Daddy with the long coat and the white shoes.

 

[handymike]

With that Firebird, we're looking around '77 if I'm correct.

 

[Big J]

Damn! Check out Pimp Daddy with the long coat and the white shoes.

I need a moustache!

 

[Stearmen]

I don't think these two are famous, but it's nice to see a G-1 jacket being worn in the Netherlands in the 1960s.

It is either an 1980 or 81 301cui, Turbo Firebird. A rather forgettable version of the Screaming Chicken car! I told everyone, the 80s were tacky!

 

[Sloan1874]

I love this photo. They do look like they've stepped of a late-70s Scorsese film: "Ya look like a mook", "Yeah, well I'm not the one wearing my mom's fur coat".

 

[Cooperson]

I need a moustache!

This is the month to try one out, no one will give you a second glance while it's filling out

 

[Big J]

This is the month to try one out, no one will give you a second glance while it's filling out

Great idea!
I'm thinking one of those big bushy jobs like Mad Max's boss.