Famous People in Flight Jackets

[alfyman]

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...

Thats Robert Wagner and Steve McQueen..

 

[garzo]

Thats Robert Wagner and Steve McQueen..

See Page 4, Posts 34 & 35 for context. He's talking about Sinatra's "Von Ryan's Express" jacket.

 

[Treetopflyer]

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!

I would love to buy High Road on DVD but apparently they do not sell them in the US.

 

[fukigen]

I would love to buy High Road on DVD but apparently they do not sell them in the US.

you should have a look at the amazon... available on DVD and BluRay since april this year.
not sure if there will be discount for black friday.

 

[hpalapdog]

Stanley Baker wearing an electrically wired Irvin in the 1957 film Hell Drivers.

This film is well worth watching as 3 actors who were later offered James Bond are in scenes together.
Patrick McGoohan, Staney Baker and way down the casting directors first choice list Sean Connery.

Almost every character is wearing ex-service gear. RAF/RN jumpers, Army leather jerkins, Coastal Command Irvin etc.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Kevin Costner and Kiefer Sutherland in Spielberg's (Amazing Stories) 'The Mission':

-dixon cannon

 

[Treetopflyer]

One or two of these guys is famous.

 

[RRackleyAdams]

Doesn't it seem that Hollywood always likes the seal jackets...and that russet colors are ignored?

 

[Treetopflyer]

Doesn't it seem that Hollywood always likes the seal jackets...and that russet colors are ignored?

I concure, I think the movie "Pearl Harbor" is one of the only films I have seen that shows a good variation.

 

[svennex]

I remember that the jackets looked alot more russet in the film itself.

 

[Treetopflyer]

Bill Pullman from "Space Balls", in a not bad A-2.

 

[Aerojoe]

Doesn't it seem that Hollywood always likes the seal jackets...and that russet colors are ignored?

I think this is as a result of the photography. Sometimes, you can't tell what color is a jacket from a movie because images are post-produced. In a lot of vintage photos, A2s look dark seal and in reality there where much more variety.

 

[alsendk]

A quite famous British guitarist by the name Mike Oldfield, wearing an ....Irvin ?

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[majormajor]

I've posted this before (in a different thread), so my apologies.....

Clapton in a flying jacket.......

 

[alsendk]

Ok Ok MajorMajor, here goes......Jack Bruce wearing a what ?

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[majormajor]

Back in those days, you could mail order them out of the newspaper. Ex-service stuff. Some sort of silly price like 7pounds,19 shillings and sixpence.

The ads used to run in Reveille Magazine. Always cool ads in there. John Lennon bought his first guitar from an ad in Reveille!

Happy days

 

[jon11]

I remember those days too, my first leather jacket by mail order many moons ago, £15. Unfortunately stolen whenever I left it over the chair in a local cafe

 

[SIGGY]

Bogey's jacket patch

Bogey

That's a 7th Fighter Squadron patch on his jacket

 

[SIGGY]

Must have been either before or after he had the jacket that had the odd looking pocket added onto the left sleeve

 

[SIGGY]

She is HOT HOT HOT to say the least !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!