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    WingTip Shoes

    If you have totally flat feet like me you're going to need a shoe with a relatively straight last, otherwise you'll put a lot of pressure on the pinkie toes (I'd guess your shoes bulge out at that spot, all mine do). Normal feet have sort of a bean-shape footprint, flat feet are are straight...
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    Have you flown in a vintage aeroplane?

    With that Connie it's not the octane, but the lack of turbochargers, which were removed to extend time between overhauls for those pricey engines. Without the altitude-compensating turbos the Connie would have a difficult time staying up high. But you can get vintage aircraft over the Rockies on...
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    WWII aircraft pilot dies in crash

    I'm with Wingnut on this. Airframe in Sky = Airplane Airframe on Ground = Engineered Sculpture To me, a decrepit airplane that sees the sky is far, far more beautiful than the most meticulously restored groundbound hangar queen. Whether it's old or new, the genuine article or a...
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    A-2 field mods: Did they happen?

    Can't say that I've seen a mod involving tight sleeves or shoulders. IMO that's a pretty serious mod, bordering on tailoring. I doubt many guys would have access to that sort of talent. The most common fix, probably, is going up one jacket size--something that seems to be supported by the myriad...
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    dear o dear

    Is it just me, or does the young lady appear to be sporting a partial mustache?!? Hee hee! lol
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    dear o dear

    Is it just me, or does the young lady appear to be sporting a partial mustache?!? Hee hee! lol
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    Quite possibly a question that has no answer, but here goes anyway.

    Hey Nick, Did you ever find a successful way to fill in the holes? I've been curious about this, myself. Thanks for sharing what you know--always good to borrow another's experience.
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    sucker alert

    Nice post! And I totally agree. I can't comment as to who made the Top Gun jackets, but elsewhere someone said they're Avirex. And Maverick's jacket in the movie did have a chit of sorts, but it was for a Pacific Theater deployment, with (I fuzzily recall) Japanese and South Korean flags on...
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    **news extra***NEW A-2 jacket company launched!!

    Um, maybe I'm missing something here, but I can't seem to find a URL to the Good Wear Leather Coat people. Nor can I unearth one via Google. (It could just be that I'm a clod, though). I assume there's a site? Could someone please post a link, maybe? Or just show me the error of my ways and...
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    Vintage Sunglasses

    Polarized sunglasses aren't recommended for pilots, but it has nothing to do with aircraft instrumentation. There's nothing about glass-cockpit displays that precludes the use of polarized eyewear, but... ...polarized glasses dramatically reduce glare. And, well, a lot of the time the only...
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    New lining for a leather Jacket???

    In "Art of the Flight Jacket" one of the featured A2s had a theater-made relining that was very interesting--someone had taken a standard officer's shirt and sewn it into the jacket. They'd also put the shirt into the jacket inside-out, which not only kept the finished seams visible, it also...
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    Filson wool jackets

    I have a couple of Filson Cruisers, one from maybe the 1950s I scored in a thrift store for $20, the other I can't remember how I got it, I've had it so long. But here in sunny SoCal, there's maybe 10 days a year I can wear them... Also have a Filson wool vest, which is perfect underneath an...
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    Cooper A2...Is this a good price?

    I also started with a Cooper--I think I paid $60 for it on that famous online auction site. If you're patient, and slot in last-minute bids, they seem to be had consistently for well under $100 which is a relative bargain. I liked the goatskin, which isn't authentic but boy, it sure held up...
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    ID'ing horsehide, other leathers

    Thanks, all! And my apologies if I've resurrected a rotten bone of contention. I tried a search for similar topics, but entering "horsehide," "steerhide" and "leather" into the search box unearthed the phone book. I kinda figured there wasn't a surefire way to tell, but...you don't know...
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    ID'ing horsehide, other leathers

    Hello, Loungers! This one's for all you A-2 aficionados: Short of genetic testing, does anyone have a good way of divining what leather a jacket is made from? Many vintage A-2s don't have materials tags on them, so how can you tell what sort of hide it is? Goatskin's pretty easy to tell...
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    What is Sky Captain wearing?

    Well, they might've used a Belstaff jacket, but Armani designed DiCaprio's sunglasses (which look a LOT like vintage Ray Bans, but are, unfortunately, not). Alas, vintage-inspired is not vintage.
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    A2 jacket transformation.

    Wow, Major Nick! That's more impressive than those Jenny Craig "before" and "after" photos! So I have a couple of questions, if you wouldn't mind sharing some know-how: How did you patch the area where the embroidery was? I can only imagine there were hundreds of holes to fill--did you apply...
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    Flying Tiger Aircraft Recovery?

    The last web mention I could find was from late 2005, and the plane was still under 9 feet of silt. It's surprising that the plane wasn't brought up during the war--the planes were in short supply, they could've used the parts, and they did bring other P-40s up from similar depths at the time...
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    Moleskine Notebooks; Have One?

    I put my e-mail address and cell number in mine. As a reward: "A fine cup of coffee." ..but with my luck, my Moleskine will be recovered by a tea drinker!
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    Flying Tiger Aircraft Recovery?

    Hey Loungers, Anyone know anything about recovery efforts for a Flying Tigers P-40? A few years ago there was some info about one in a lake they were hoping to recover, but last I heard they hadn't been able to bring it up. There's some very sketchy info here...
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    • Forum: WWII

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