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    Good news on Aero waiting times...

    Unfortunately there's a 40 and a couple of 42s there that would fit me very well. :mmph: :doh: _______________________________________________________________________ Tom
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    Good news on Aero waiting times...

    This is a good business step for Aero. It reminds me of the changes that John at Good Wear is making with having some items on hand ready to ship. I found this on the Aero website equally interesting. Good news if you want to purchase an A-2 without the lengthy wait time...
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    J.A. Dubow ac20960

    I love the variation in color tone that vintage russet jackets develop. Great patina on that one! What an excellent addition to your collection. Congratulations Andrew. _________________________________________________________ Tom
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    A proper fitting B3? I apologize, but I'm at a loss.

    I could definitely have worn my B-3 more than ten days this winter with our temps, but sometimes the bulkiness makes it an unlikely choice for some situations. You're right about the underwear. Long johns were a way of life here until just a few weeks ago...
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    Anyone with any experience with R Lauren's "Purple Label"?

    The Ralph Lauren website had a great sale in late November. I ordered the Shearwater deck jacket which is a replica of the early 1940s U.S. Navy blue deck jacket. It is very nice quality fine corduroy jungle cloth. It is very accurate with the exception of the one toggle latch near the neck...
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    A proper fitting B3? I apologize, but I'm at a loss.

    In the span of a normal Iowa winter I get to wear my B-3 two or three times. With the bitterly cold winter we had recently I wore the B-3 at least ten times. Our state has very cold snowy winters. Yet even with those conditions the jacket I wore the most was my N-1 deck jacket...
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    L. L. Bean A-2 history time line?

    Levallois the facts on your first post of this thread are accurate. They correspond with what I've observed with L.L. Bean A-2s I've owned and what I 've seen on ebay. Like you I have not seen one with a two-piece back. Between what you stated and what I added from personal experience anyone...
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    L. L. Bean A-2 history time line?

    My three-piece back A-2 dated 10/2/89 has medium weight leather with a quality feel and nice grain. Scovill zipper. Size 40. Fits me perfect. My three-piece back A-2 dated 6/1/93 has thin leather with an artificial look to it. Talon zipper. Size 40. Arms much shorter than the other size 40...
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    L. L. Bean A-2 history time line?

    I currently own six L.L. Bean A-2s. Three thinsulate versions in seal brown with a one-piece back, two thinsulate versions in a distressed brown with the three-piece back, and one non-insulated seal brown with a one-piece back. To further confuse things one of my distressed brown ones has a tag...
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    other favorite military jacket

    This is a great thread. It's interesting to view the military jackets from various countries that are not commonly seen on the forum. Beautiful Bronco A-2 Fanch. I love the color. ________________________________________ Tom
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    1941 B-3 Flight Jacket

    Is the yellow shearling as in your example more historically accurate for WWII? Were any originals in the white shearling that you sometimes see in modern repros? _____________________________________________________________ Tom
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    new Schott jackets

    I've got no problem with the Schott jacket in the picture. I think a horizontal seam looks fine. There were many jackets back in the '40s and '50s made that way. It's the up and down vertical seam like some of the old Avirex lambskin jackets that I think is unsightly. However, if I were looking...
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    HWT on older goat jacket

    I don't think it looks that bad at all. If it bothers you there is the option of having a shoe-repair guy or a seamstress install collar snaps. It would make the collar stay in place and you could choose the position of the collar you like best before the snaps are put in...
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    GoodWear J.A. Dubow 20960

    That A-2 absolutely looks like it was made for you. Perfect fit. I've got an A-2 in that color (not anything near as great as a Good Wear) and it makes a nice change from my others which are medium to seal brown. The broken-in campaign hat looks good with the curl to the brim. It gives it less...
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    Different weight/type hides and warmth

    I highly recommend one of the goatskin L.L. Bean A-2s with the thinsulate liner. They are commonly found on ebay. The older ones with size numbers are better quality. The later ones with S, M, L, XL have lesser quality hides and don't fit as nice. The early ones had a one-piece back, then around...
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    Dating Outerwear by zipper design

    Thanks for your time spent researching and posting this information. I pulled out a few vintage jackets I own that have Talon zips today and got a better idea of what time period they were from. I bought a private purchase A-2 style jacket a few years ago from a SAC veteran who retired near...
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    Gable in a Leather Jacket I Think May Be The Perfect Thing.

    Clark Gable may have looked cool, but I'll bet our breath smells better! :eeek: On the jacket I somewhat agree with Seb. I would never own or wear a jacket like that. It reminds me of the one Leonardo DiCaprio wore in The Aviator. In a Hollywood movie they can pull it off, but where I live it...
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    Flight Apparel Industries - major disappointment

    I had a Flight apparel Industries A-2 a couple of years ago. It was extremely tapered at the waist. I don't have a big gut but it was way too tight. The collar was the hugest out of any A-2 style jacket I've owned. The company went out of business when it's founder died in a plane crash...
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    Seeking Help on Choosing a Civil Version A-2

    The LL Bean A-2s I have look and fit more like Jake Cutter's jacket (Tales Of The Gold Monkey) than the Highway To Heaven jacket. The key is buying one that fits you correctly and staying away from the later versions (S, M, L, XL) which are blousier. I agree the pre-distressed ones do not look...
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    Seeking Help on Choosing a Civil Version A-2

    I have three LL Bean A-2s from the eighties and one from 1990 and they came in numbered sizes (40, 42). These early ones fit closer to labeled size, although the insulated ones fit slightly larger while the un-insulated ones fit slightly smaller. I have an insulated A-2 labeled 40 that fits like...

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