gloves with A2

[dennisp]

Since it is getting colder out (at least where I live), I was wondering what gloves a pilot would have worn with his A2 jacket. Would the A10 be appropriate? If so, would the cuff be worn inside or outside of the jacket cuff?
Thanks,
Dennis

 

[Spitfire]

There are propably some rules and regulations for what's outside what somewhere. But look at it this way:
If you put on the jacket first, and then the gloves - what would be outside what?
If you put on the gloves first - and then the jacket?

The A10 sounds like a good choice.
Here are some other gloves you might consider:

Paratroopers glove.

RAF pilot type 1940 (No problem with the cuffs there!)

 

[DutchIndo]

I was also pondering the same question. One has to remember they used what ever was availible especially in war time. I'm sure there was a lot of private purchases seeing that Officers can get away with it.

 

[Marv]

I tend to wear the USAAF Officer gloves with my A2

and the USAAF A10 with my Irvin

 

[dennisp]

Thanks Spitfire. Maybe I am trying to over complicate this! Your KISS (keep it simple stupid) answer makes a lot of sense. Now I just have to find a reasonably priced pair of A-10's.
Dennis

 

[Spitfire]

dennisp, you are welcome. This could be a place to start:

http://www.garciaaviation.com/cgi-l...i?cart_id=3796027.65683*oM3i34&product=Gloves

happy hunting

 

[Hawk_Eye]

I usually wear a pair of these with my jackets. Current issue British officers gloves (or at least they were advertised as such). Pretty similar to those worn by the Brits in ww2.

 

[J. M. Stovall]

I did a quick Google but couldn't find anything like these. Can you share were you got them?

I usually wear a pair of these with my jackets. Current issue British officers gloves (or at least they were advertised as such). Pretty similar to those worn by the Brits in ww2.

 

[Hawk_Eye]

Ebay. Found them under a search for either officers gloves, or british army gloves. I just did a search and the guy I bought them from doesnt have any up right now, but he lists them fairly regularly, just got to keep your eyes open.

 

[Doug C]

I bought a pair of A-10 gloves from Garcia Aviation a couple years back. I wore them with my Indy jackets and they were fine, the knits tucked neatly into the sleeve of the Indy jacket because there are no cuffs, but when I bought my A-1 I found that the knits on the gloves and the knits on my jacket bugged me...both competed for wrist space and I got annoyed with having to adjust one on top of the other. So, what I did, and I know this won't be for everyone... I removed the knits from the gloves! So now they basically slip over the cuffs of the jacket easily. I plan to keep this pair for the jackets with knit cuffs and get myself a nicer pair of A-10s (the eastmans or ricksons) for use with my Indy jacket and won't be removing the knits on those. These now remind me of the summer flying gloves.




Doug C