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The Stockman is a great hat. I prefer a smaller brim so the slouch wasn't an option for me. I didn't care for the stock bash so changed mine to a center crease (slouch/fedora look). Took about 15 minutes I read other posts about issues with the stiffness and trying to remove the stiffening...

03839 -- Rochester, NH. Will fit in a medium flat-rate box without issue.

Current production Alpha MA-1 flight jacket in sage green, size Large. Reversible orange lining. Really nice jacket but it's just too big for me. Worn 2-3 times around the house since I got it. No issues -- basically new without tags. $50 plus postage.

All, Does anyone have an idea of the vintage of this jacket? I've had it for about 10 years (acquired used) and haven't seen another one like it. Bi-swing back and style is a mix of A-2 and B-10 flight jacket. Made in USA. Size 40 vs S, M, L, etc. I've not been able to determine when "Where...

Alas, not Chris K. I'm just quoting what I know to be accurate. I have a few photos of USAAF crews wearing Irvins,Type Cs, and 36 boots in 1942 in SWP.

Gents/Gals, The brown 1936 Pattern boots were made by Bedggood Shoes, Ltd in Australia and were contract produced for the USAAF -- hence the color. If you note, there is no AM acceptance stamp on these as they were never intended for issue within the Commonwealth. USAAF issued contract-produced...

Spitfire, Nice sweater but the theory of frock evolution is off by a bit. The white pre-war frock continued on RAF issue until 1944 when it was replaced by a dark blue version of exactly the same pattern. "The RN jumper as worn by Spitfire pilots" is a product of the 1969 movie, "Battle of...

I think I posted regarding the living history vs reenacting thing a few years ago. It's amazing how it's continually coming up every year or so. I don't get the whole reenacting thing (or whatever else it's called) but have come to appreciate the public's generally postive reponse to them. My...

Not A Crusher My 2p is that your cap is not a crusher but rather a standard army officers service dress cap. The cracking on the visor is pretty common on these now-60-year-old caps. Parts that strike me as different include the wool used on the top of the cap. It looks like the same wool as...

RAF Wings During WW2, official issue wings -- i.e. those handed out to newly minted pilots at passing out parades, etc -- were of the non-padded variety. Padded wings were a private purchase thing. In most cases, the padded wing is just an issue wing with an extra backing layer added in...

Frocks, Jumpers, Sweaters A reply from Air Diggers in response to my enquiry about RAF and RN white jumpers: "Thanks for your recent enquiry. The sweaters you're referring to are two distinctly different items. The RAF Frock was an issue item going back to the early 1930s and, other than...

More in New Hampshire Camp Stark (Stark, NH) held about 300 German PoWs -- mostly those captured in North Africa.

What Price Glory WPG offers repros of the tan flight suit, tan cotton flight jacket, navy flight helmet, etc. http://www.whatpriceglory.com/usflight.htm I believe Warhorse Trading offers some USN uniforms but it might just be 'whites'.

BT, If you have any WPG uniforms, look at the labels. You'll find they're all made in Pakistan. This includes British woolen battledress, khaki drill items, jungle green uniforms, US uniforms, etc. He does have a guy in India who makes all kinds of metal hardware and things like bayonet...

WPG Uniforms not from Replicators Guys, Minor point here but the uniforms produced/sold by What Price Glory are made in Pakistan by a large tailoring company. They are not made by Replicators, which is in India. RAAF