A2 Red Knit?

[Eadmr04]

Were the red/rust knit used on any original WWII A2 flight jackets?

 

[Doctor Strange]

Yes. Notably those made by Aero Leather in Beacon, NY. (Which, coincidentally, is where I'm sitting and typing this... Alas, the city's entire riverside factory district, including the Aero factory, was razed in the seventies for urban renewal.)

The Type A-2 Flight Jacket Web Page

The Type A-2 Flight Jacket Web Page provides a detailed description of the famed jacket from World War II.

www.acmedepot.com

 

[FOXTROT LAMONT]

I've a beater A2 Aero with rust cuff and waist drape. Horse, looks a front quarter hide front piece with severe
indelible 'corned beef' stretch marks adding character sheen for a high gloss polish.