What Kind of Jacket in the Original 1951 "The Thing"?

[South]

Does anyone know what kind of jacket Kenneth Tobey is wearing in the original "The Thing" film, from 1951? It looks similar to an A-2.

Is it just a typical A-2, with some kind of emblem on the left chest?

(They never seem to fit that well on me, for some reason...)

Thanks.

 

[deanglen]

I'd vote for an A-2, he even has the whistle I've heard about, on some ring probably through the throat clasp.






dean

 

[Daniel Hunter]

Definately an A-2

 

[Bassman]

I love that movie!
Marshall Dillon as "The Thing" and I believe that's George Fenniman (sp?) from Groucho's TV show at the far left in the top picture.

 

[Vornholt]

It's either an A-2, or a studio made copy. The emblem is a squadron patch, typically created for WWII units. It's a leather patch, generally about 5 inches in diameter, with a unit logo or mascot painted on it.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Definitely an A2 with a name patch and squadron art on the left chest. Captain bars on the shoulders.

-dixon cannon

 

[Phantomfixer]

Yeah this was a great movie. It had tons of surplus Air Force gear in it. Including the A-2. Can these pics justify "spiking the collar" of an A-2? great look if you can pull it off.