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I recently acquired a Willis & Geiger A-2 jacket (also size 46) at a bargain price from someone who was downsizing his own wardrobe. It fits me perfectly (I'm 5 ft 8 in and usually wear a size 42), and shows only minor signs of wear. Now to find my helmet and goggles, then look up some of my old...

I'll be wearing my beloved Avirex A-2.

Try What Price Glory's military-repro website. They produce some VERY exact uniforms and jackets, and their prices are reasonable. good luck!

Mine's gonna be the repro WW2 tanker's jacket, with USAAF / North American Aviation/Pratt & Whitney patches, and a leather name tab. Such a good forgery that I have to correct uninformed people who mistake me for a 90-odd-year-old Air Force veteran!

We're into cold and clear weather, in the 30's overnight---probably wearing my repro WW2 tanker's jacket w/ AAF, North American Aviation and Pratt & Whitney patches, along with a leather name-tab. It's such a good forgery that I have to correct unknowing peoples' impression that I'm a WW2 vet...

I'm about to buy a replacement clock to insert in a 1930's era propeller clock frame. It's old store stock, may never have been used...and I want my prop clock working again, dammit! (The swap-out is all of five minutes' work...)

Nice! I recently lucked onto an Avirex Horsehide A-2 in my size, which replaced my modern-manufacture goatskin A-2. I loved that jacket, but it squeaked anytime I moved. My beloved wife Lea finally put her foot down.

The best option I've found is a US Army musette bag with shoulder strap---various decent repros are readily available (mine comes from At The Front Militaria). It doesn't clash with my wardrobe too noticeably because I'm usually wearing a flight jacket...your lifestyle-choices may vary.

UPDATE: There's a company which reproduces ANJ-3 jackets in the USAAF pattern, as well as A-1 jackets and other such variants. They market on eBay, but here's the link to their web page: http://www.headwindmfg.com/jackets.html Cheers!

One of my favorite period films is George Roy Hill's THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER (1975), which recreates the era of barnstorming with meticulous accuracy. (Two of my uncles barnstormed in the 1920s, so it's a subject close to my heart. That, and several of the film's stunt pilots were people whom I...

I lucked onto an ANJ-3 in 1979, and wish I still had it---comfortable, stylish, and eye-catching. The USSTAF patch which it came with didn't hurt...

Getting used to life with a rebuilt knee...it's made a lot of difference, and for the better.

You might look at AT THE FRONT Militaria's B-10 jackets...I've got one, and they compare well to the original (rather beat-up) B-15 which I 'inherited' as a kid. hope this helps! https://www.atthefrontshop.com/product_p/usujb10.htm

I've been using my B-2 repro from US Authentic during a recent freeze-up and snowy spell near Portland, OR...it's delightful, altho some people are startled by such an anachronism. But hey, it complements my flight-jackets. And hard to mistake for anyone else's chapeau...