WWI Aviator Look

scotrace · Feb 1, 2006

Not aviator, but WWI

Didn't know where else to put this.

An overcoat like the fellow at left, I think, would be a find.

GateXC · Feb 1, 2006

That would be one sweeeeeeeet overcoat.

Wild Root · Feb 1, 2006

Yes, that's a WWI Officer's Navy over coat, one that would be not only hard to find but, not a very cheap one at that! It is indeed a sharp coat.

=WR=

PS. The whole picture is really neat too! An awesome WWI illustration!

Mycroft · Feb 1, 2006

Wild Root said:
Yes, that's a WWI Officer's Navy over coat, one that would be not only hard to find but, not a very cheap one at that! It is indeed a sharp coat.

=WR=

PS. The whole picture is really neat too! An awesome WWI illustration!

But, in WWI there is a lot of cross over uniforms since Air Forces were new.

MrBern · Feb 1, 2006

I had a black russian naval greatcoat. Got it on a trip just before th USSR fell apart.

looked like this
http://www.sieglers.com/cgi-bin/Sieglers.storefront/43e049d003144d3e9c4ec0a80a7306b2/Product/View/300101&2D3?wt_prodno=300101-3&wt_cat=Apparel%20and%20Accessories&wt_subcat=Men's%20Apparel&cat_num=2425&sub_num=2432

Doctor Strange · Feb 1, 2006

A "bridge coat" would get you part way to the look of that naval great coat:

http://www.vtarmynavy.com/bridge_coats.htm

scotrace · Feb 2, 2006

Leyandecker

Wild Root said:
Yes, that's a WWI Officer's Navy over coat, one that would be not only hard to find but, not a very cheap one at that! It is indeed a sharp coat.

=WR=

PS. The whole picture is really neat too! An awesome WWI illustration!

Do a search for Leyendecker illustrations. All GREAT stuff. (I mispelled it in the title)

scotrace · Feb 15, 2006

Also a neat site

From oldmagazinearticles.com:

"Doc" Devereux · Mar 2, 2006

For extra authenticity, you'll want some kind of cowl or face mask, since a lot of rotary engines used castor oil as a lubricant (in fact, that's where Castrol's name comes from). Since the burn process wasn't all that efficient, the engine would emit a stream of the stuff, burned and unburned, which (given the effects of castor oil on the human body) could make things quite uncomfortable for the pilot if he inhaled or swallowed the stuff.

And you're quite right WetDog, those cockpits can get a little chilly.

scotrace · Mar 8, 2006

I think this is close

To that coat the fellow on the left in the pic at top is wearing:

Jokerswild7 · Mar 8, 2006

like this?

Glenn

zeus36 · Mar 9, 2006

Rent High Road to China and check out Selleck's outfit:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com//images/section/movies/amg/video/cov120/drv000/v087/v08722kcuhf.jpg

PADDY · Aug 25, 2009

Aviator looks...

Jackets are the 'Barnstormer' 'A-2' and the 'A-1'

Chasseur · Aug 25, 2009

Damn Paddy, that's smashing!

Jokers, sharp as well with the ol' broomhandle Mauser! "Get me that rocket!"

Hawk_Eye · Aug 26, 2009

Heres a few taken at various shows over the last few years. I haven't worn my uniform during this years season as the boots have fallen apart and I havent gotten a replacement yet. My uniform represents a Flight Sub-Lieutenant of the Royal Naval Air Service.

And heres a youtube video from one of our acts in Geneseo a few years ago, you can glimpse my uniform as I jump out of the aircraft on the ground. Fast forward to 2:41 to see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeJUKHp9BjQ

Now that I think of it, you can also catch me in a bit part in a Canadian mini-series called "The Great War" from a few years back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfoVLj1W6pA&feature=related

My bit starts at 7:01, I'm the pilot who greets the gunner. Unfortunately both myself and aircraft go down in CGI-flames

PalmerPirate · Aug 28, 2009

A quick search of the aviation section of Shorpy (you really should check that section out) yields a surprising result: http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/01485a.jpg Look at these two gentlemen in what could barely be called a cockpit, circa 1912. The chap on the left is completely inappropriately dressed from the waist down. Ironed slacks and white dress shoes? His headgear doesn't fit him so well, which leads me to believe he just grabbed a random pilot's headgear and posed for the picture. His jacket fits, however. It also is a perfect match to the gentleman beside him, who wears a helmet unlike any I've ever seen in aviation before. It's really quite ugly, which is probably why it never caught on. The chap on the left's helmet looks very much like a football helmet(though it's probably not.)
Later on in the great war, we see much more of "the look." This gentleman: http://www.shorpy.com/node/6710 wears the classic button-up storm jacket, a fur-lined flight helmet (which must be cozy) and a classy pair of goggles.(tinted?) Even later, this gent is wearing something similar: http://www.shorpy.com/node/6705 Why is it, that even though he has a map pocket, he straps his map to his leg? Sorry, I get carried away with this subject.

SADolch · Sep 4, 2009

DOC,,,,,MY FIRST POST.........REALLY NICE BRITISH HELMET COWL,,WOULD BE GREAT TO START A THREAD ON WW 1 LEATHER HEADGEAR...........DAVE H

PalmerPirate · Sep 5, 2009

You know, by now I've been putting together a pretty swell WWI pilot's outfit. Anybody know where I can get that dashing green double breasted uniform that the German air force wore in the great war? It looked so nice with that front panel and all that red piping- And it looks to me that they were the only ones that ever had a uniform of that kind. Maybe it was special to the Baron? Or maybe it was late war or something, because I have found very very few people wearing it. http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/uni...cufftitles/RichtCommem/Richthofen_WW1pic2.JPG

EDIT: Er, never mind searching for the uniform. Turns out that the Germans just wore whatever they wore before they transferred to the air force. http://www.kaisersbunker.com/gtp/ulan2.jpg Ah Richthofen, you never stop being unique...

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