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BTW, does anybody know how G1 jackets generated? I mean, who did the design and why such a design. The bi-swing back with leather is a piece of work.
Top Gun did more in 110 minutes for Navy Recruiting than twenty years of "It's not just a job...it's an adventure."
Heres a question for you members. With all the coat manufacturers cranking out all kinds of ' trivia top gun ' military jackets these days, including the Chinese , Whats your opinion on me wearing my jacket in public when finished ? Im not going to sew on his name patch with rank and such. Instead, Im going to sew on an embroidered patch with a US NAVY wings in its place. Or............... I could resew the original name tag back on and simply color over the rank leaving only the wings and his name. Opinions here guys ?
To be honest, Im ex US AIR FORCE Vietnam Era air crew ( Lockheed C130s ) and I was wearing my old nylon flight jacket with my air crew wings and original name tag some months ago and some idiot gave me crap over it . Claimed I was impersonating a veteran until I proved I was the same guy. ( this was in a bar and grill and he had a bit too much to drink ) The ironic part is that this guy admitted that he had never served a day himself. ( Jack Ass !! )
I was aircrew in VP-24 on Neptunes and then Orions in the late 60's. I have a patched up G-1 and a plain G-1. I have to admit that I'm uncomfortable wearing the patched up jacket in public, even though each and every patch is from somewhere I was stationed or deployed. Don't know why but I am.
That said, it doesn't bother me at all to see someone else wearing a patched up jacket.
I understood that the G1 was the result of many previous pre war designs and the G1 ( general design 1 ) was the result just before WW2 started. I think the only significant change after that was the G2 that had no fur collar and had side entry hand pockets. The non fur collar version was pioneered by a fighter pilot on the Forrestal is what little Ive read on the subject.BTW, does anybody know how G1 jackets generated? I mean, who did the design and why such a design. The bi-swing back with leather is a piece of work.
BTW, does anybody know how G1 jackets generated? I mean, who did the design and why such a design. The bi-swing back with leather is a piece of work.