Early Reproductions
Most of the folks on the various forums seem to forget that 30 or so years ago there were no decent reproduction A-2's available, and today we are lucky to have such a variety to choose from.
My first jacket was a Schott I-S-674-M-S bomber jacket that I got for Christmas...
Eastman "Aero Leather" A-2
Eastman did make an "Aero Leather" A-2, it even had the AeroLeather label in it until the folks in Scotland objected.Then they used some other "Eastman" label. This is my Eastman "Aero Leather" that I bought used, so I don't know the exact year it was made. It had the...
Misconceptions....
All baggage compt.'s on modern jets are pressurized. Everything from the cockpit to the aft pressure bulkhead. What isn't done is HEAT all baggage pits, (depending on type of aircraft) so it's possible to freeze in there. Your Hughes Airwest friend got lucky, as LAX to Las...
Only one left flying...,
AA only did three planes in the "ASTROJET" retro livery- a 727 just before they all went to the boneyard, a 757: N679AN nose number 5EL which was repainted back to the standard paint colors after the last "C" check in Tulsa....
and a 737-800, N351AA, nose number 3CF...
New A-2
That jacket looks really good on you, and I like the color- congratulations! I was watching that on eBay myself.:cool:
All you need to do now is to wear the hell out of it to give it the vintage WWII look. Are you going to add any patches, or artwork to it?
"Sorry about that,Chief!"
Don Adams was a great actor. One of his lesser known roles was his short lived "Don Adams Screen Test" TV show, 1975, where they would have people re-enact famous scenes in classic movies with all the make-up, costumes and props. Like kinda a Fedora Lounge dream show-...
The High and the Mighty
Well, Amazon.com came through today, as the mailman dropped off the 2-disc set "The High and ther Mighty" and the 2nd never realeased John Wayne movie, "Island in the Sky". I viewed the first movie today, and it's a beautiful restoration, and a not so bad plot line...
Diamond Lil
http://www.cafb29b24.org/diamondlil.shtml
That is owned by the Confederate Airforce,... er now the COMMERATIVE AIRFORCE ( can't offend anyone with a Confederate Dixie flag these days!) and is based in Midland Texas. Actually, it's not a B-24, but a LB-30 which stands for Land...
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FINALLY!!! Will be released 8/2/05
THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009ML2KQ/qid%3D1118116011/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-5236593-9339808
Also Island in the Sky will...
Bowties...
A friend once told me that the bowtie is the "Universal sign of incompetence", so unless you're selling popcorn or working in a 1950's service station, I'll thank you to leave them to formal wear with a tuxedo.
Kirton in Lindsey airfield
The Eagle Squadrons, manned by American volunteers, were formed in Britain during the autumn of 1940, at the height of the Battle of Britain. The first all-American Squadron formed was No.71 Squadron, based at Church Fenton near York, although for a while they were...
additional information:
No. 133 Squadron was formed on 1 August 1941 at Coltishall and assigned the squadron code MD. George A. Brown, an Englishman, transferred from No. 71 to become squadron leader. On 16 August the squadron moved to Duxford where it was brought up to operational strength...
Lucky guesses?
Paddy,
Here's some guesses:
1) Duxford
2)133 Sqdn.
mustang name 3) Shangri-La
:-)
133 Sqdn. was formed in Coltishall on 1 Aug. 1941, (moved to Duxford on 16 Aug. 1941) Gentile joined the No. 133 Eagle Squadron in 1942,which was composed only of American fighter pilots...
Another bag option:
Just saw this:
http://www.bradfieldoutdoor.com/products.php?mcid=4&scid=48
Might be a good bag if you need to carry more gear than just briefcase stuff.
This would be a great "day bag". :jeep:
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