Famous People in Flight Jackets

[garzo]

And who can forget Flash and Zarkov on Mars?

 

[Metatron]

Can't tell if its a flight jacket, and he's not all that famous, but what a great shot. Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Master".

What did you think of the film? Seems like a very interesting plot.

 

[Gancho]

Here a real funny one:

Gérard Depardieu in something like a G1 without fur collar:

The movie called Mammuth. Same like the bike he rides. A 1973 Münch Mammut.

 

[Treetopflyer]

The Aviatrix Pancho Barnes.

 

[Ishmael]

You can barely tell it from this shot but when he's first riding on the desert it's real plain to see he's wearling the whole regalia, boots, rolled up Jeans and a vintage A2. And the bike in question was a big Brit Twin.

Worf

Thanks Worf! Would love to see this movie, but it doesn't open til April here!

 

[Treetopflyer]

I think she is more famous than he is, but it is a nice jacket.

 

[Stearmen]

 

[JanSolo]

Not the best picture and less-than-mediocre film but I like the jacket.

 

[Justhandguns]

Well, since I was born in Hong Kong, I need to support the local actor.

Here is a video for a very very old watch advert, I doubt it protraits the Flying Tigers though. I think Mr. Chow Yun-Fat wore an oversized A-2 in there. UK people probably know him from the John Woo movie Hard Boil, Americans probably know him in quite a few Hollywood movies such Anna and the King (the remake of the King and I) and Bulletproof monk etc etc. A very good and down to earth actor.

[video=youtube;XwmFBqUQI6A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwmFBqUQI6A[/video]

 

[fukigen]

Well, since I was born in Hong Kong, I need to support the local actor.
UK people probably know him from the John Woo movie Hard Boil, Americans probably know him in quite a few Hollywood movies such Anna and the King (the remake of the King and I) and Bulletproof monk etc etc. A very good and down to earth actor.

ah, the god of gamblers!
I found his US movie quite bad compared to HK movies, maybe with the exception of Pirates of... 3 and the replacement killer.

I need to check for this "flying tigers" movie, don't remember it.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Well, since I was born in Hong Kong, I need to support the local actor.

Here is a video for a very very old watch advert, I doubt it protraits the Flying Tigers though. I think Mr. Chow Yun-Fat wore an oversized A-2 in there. UK people probably know him from the John Woo movie Hard Boil, Americans probably know him in quite a few Hollywood movies such Anna and the King (the remake of the King and I) and Bulletproof monk etc etc. A very good and down to earth actor.
[video=youtube;XwmFBqUQI6A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwmFBqUQI6A[/video]

Very fascinating JTG! Am I to understand that this little video is a commercial for a wristwatch?!! What a production! I don't think the jacket is an A-2 though - perhaps a B3. The aircraft too are strange - obviously not WWII or 'Flying Tigers' - I believe they are Chinese CJ-6 'Nanchang', but I'll do some research on them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanchang_CJ-6 .. or the Soviet Yakovlev Yak-18A - All in all, a very nice presentation - thanks for posting this! -dixon cannon

 

[ryans]

Great thread! Here's some more.

John F Kennedy wearing M-421 jacket

Ronald Reagan in the movie 'Prisoner of War'

Anyone know what the name of parka Ronald Reagan is wearing?

 

[Justhandguns]

Very fascinating JTG! Am I to understand that this little video is a commercial for a wristwatch?!! What a production! I don't think the jacket is an A-2 though - perhaps a B3. The aircraft too are strange - obviously not WWII or 'Flying Tigers' - I believe they are Chinese CJ-6 'Nanchang', but I'll do some research on them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanchang_CJ-6 .. or the Soviet Yakovlev Yak-18A - All in all, a very nice presentation - thanks for posting this! -dixon cannon

Yes, this is a feature length TV advert for the watch, not a movie. In fact, it's true he wore some sort of sheep skin jacket with shearing like the B-3 at 0:44, then an A-2 like jacket at 2:10. I believe they shot the advert in mainland China (上海長春) at that time, which was still a primitive, so the Chinese CJ-6 'Nanchang' would be a very accurate guess. The background music is Ennio Morricone's LaCaliffa, very nice music indeed. I think in 1993, Hong Kong was at the height of their economy, people were not afraid to spend big at that time, but those were the good time though.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Yes, this is a feature length TV advert for the watch, not a movie. In fact, it's true he wore some sort of sheep skin jacket with shearing like the B-3 at 0:44, then an A-2 like jacket at 2:10. I believe they shot the advert in mainland China (上海長春) at that time, which was still a primitive, so the Chinese CJ-6 'Nanchang' would be a very accurate guess. The background music is Ennio Morricone's LaCaliffa, very nice music indeed. I think in 1993, Hong Kong was at the height of their economy, people were not afraid to spend big at that time, but those were the good time though.

Ah, yes - I see that now not only at 2:10 but in the shot of the still photograph as well. A2, indeed. Any idea what the narrator is saying at the end of the piece? -dixon cannon

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Great thread! Here's some more.

John F Kennedy wearing M-421 jacket

I've seen this photo many time and never discerned the jacket! A Nice M-421 on the "bay" at the moment: http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-NAVY-M-421B-PILOTS-FLIGHT-FLYING-JACKET-/190743046334?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c692be8be with some nice pics. -dixon cannon

 

[rocketeer]

And from Rocketeer we have Bill Campbell as 'The Rocketeer'
(Replica's by Wested)

And Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes in 'The Aviator'(2004)
(Replica's by Belstaff)

Jtee

 

[Vespizzare]

My contribution:

 

[Treetopflyer]

My contribution:

Very nice, I have never seen that photo of him before.

 

[Treetopflyer]

High Road to China

 

[Stearmen]

High Road to China

Funny, my two favorite movies with Tom as the star, are High Road To China, and Quigley Down Under. Both were panned by the critics!