Famous People in Flight Jackets

[Dixon Cannon]

Actor David Oyelowo (from the movie, Red Tails) ≈

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[aswatland]

Clark Gable having fun wearing an A2! He appears to have owned more than one A2, including a Spiewak.

 

[deluxestyling]

More Clark.

 

[deluxestyling]

and again with Spencer Tracy and Myrna Loy.

 

[2jakes]

Amelia Earhart

 

[Treetopflyer]

I think that it is safe to say that the classic look of the flight jacket has held up rather well through the test of time. It seems to be just as popular now as it was in the early days of aviation.

 

[Ishmael]

2jakes, you beat me to it! Was going to post that one. It don't get better than that!

 

[Biggles88a]

Links to Ted Williams, and Tyrone Powers

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aq6NozESL._SL500_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-big,TopRight,35,-73_OU01_SS500_.jpg

http://www.militarymuseum.org/Resources/Powers.jpg

 

[Dixon Cannon]

URSULA ANDRESS and ROBERT REDFORD ≈

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[Dixon Cannon]

DENNIS QUAID (Flight Of The Phoenix) ≈

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[Dixon Cannon]

MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE & JOHN TRAVOLTA ≈

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[rocketeer]

Howard Hughes (of course)

-dixon cannon

One of my early inspirations for a 'Look' minus the baggy trousers I'm afraid.
Two almost identical photographs, I reckon the photographers must have been standing next to each other.

And such an excellent fit!

And it should be with his money!

 

[rocketeer]

Frank Sinatra:

-dixon cannon

And the inspiration that got me into flight jackets, from Von Ryans Express.
10 points to who ever knows(without looking it up) where the last scenes of this movie were filmed.
John

 

[JanSolo]

Two nice and plush B3s worn by two good looking but unknown actors.

PS: Don't know where the last scenes of that movie were filmed but why did the production company select such an awfully fitting (and looking) A2 replica for Sinatra? The collar looks like Dumbo's ears? At the time the movie was filmed they could have easily sourced a number of much better fitting deadstock genuine A2s...

 

[Dixon Cannon]

And the inspiration that got me into flight jackets, from Von Ryans Express.
10 points to who ever knows(without looking it up) where the last scenes of this movie were filmed.
John

Man! I really want those 10 points, but I'm afraid I'd have to go out to IMDB to find the answer. -dixon cannon

 

[JanSolo]

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[Sloan1874]

Actor David Oyelowo (from the movie, Red Tails) ≈

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I think this was made by Aero. Certainly, Will said they supplied jackets for the film.

***ADMIN***
John Chapman at GOOD WEAR made these. NOT Aero (As will be shown later in the thread).

 

[rocketeer]

Man! I really want those 10 points, but I'm afraid I'd have to go out to IMDB to find the answer. -dixon cannon

As it's a bit off topic I will reveal the answer in 20 hrs if no one gets it.

 

[Ishmael]

I know that Good Wear and The Few supplied jackets for Red Tails, but I hadn't heard Aero.

 

[Gromulus]

Two nice and plush B3s worn by two good looking but unknown actors.


PS: Don't know where the last scenes of that movie were filmed but why did the production company select such an awfully fitting (and looking) A2 replica for Sinatra? The collar looks like Dumbo's ears? At the time the movie was filmed they could have easily sourced a number of much better fitting deadstock genuine A2s...

Supposedly the A-2 Sinatra is wearing is the very same jacket worn by Bob Crane in Hogan's Heroes:

http://www.acmedepot.com/a2jacket/a2paq.shtml#TOC-14