1940s-1960s bomber jackets

[Worf]

Looking through those catalogs... Horsehide more expensive than Capeskin... interesting...

Worf

 

[Shinobichi]

Hi Diner man! Please check out the jacket I left on OUTERWEAR by dating a leather jacket. Your thoughts and skills would be appreciated!

Thanks

Shinobichi

 

[trapp]

Great thread - thanks for the contributions. Here's one of mine.

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[schitzo]

Great thread - thanks for the contributions. Here's one of mine.

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I love those pockets on that one trapp, just the right size. What is it? Nice to see you're still here btw

 

[trapp]

The maker's label was long gone when I got the jacket, though it does retain a small tag indicating size (42) and the fact it was made in the US. I'm guessing it's 50s - 60s.

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[Seb Lucas]

I agree with Schitzo about those pockets. Perfect proportions. I find the larger, longer pockets on some "bombers" to be fairly unattractive.

 

[Buco]

This one has no knits but still a nice bomber style jacket

 

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[tmitchell59]

 

[Dinerman]

Late 1940s Albert Richard

 

[Dinerman]

Wartime McGregor (civilian) version of their AN-J-3

 

[tropicalbob]

I've never been a fan of bombers, but I'd wear that in a heartbeat. When I was growing up, it seemed every coat, shirt, and jacket we had was a McGregor. They made beautiful stuff back then.

 

[Dr H]

My old jacket - great quality those McGregor jackets.

 

[Dinerman]

Who bought it from you? I got it from a dealer in Georgia for next to nothing.

 

[pawineguy]

Very nice color / patina. Have the knits been replaced? They look fairly tight.

 

[Dr H]

Who bought it from you? I got it from a dealer in Georgia for next to nothing.

Matt (Skip) on VLJF (in Australia). I picked it up cheaply on EBay originally. Skip sold it on around a year later.

 

[Dr H]

Very nice color / patina. Have the knits been replaced? They look fairly tight.

When I had it, one knit was original; one a reasonably well matched older replacement.
That suited me perfectly fine, but both knits were replaced after I sold it. They no longer match the waist knit, which is a great duo-tone blue/red if I recall.
I now have its larger sibling (McGregor M-422) - identical save for a mouton collar, but a true 44".

 

[Worf]

Dinerman.... you're the best. Lovin' this thread.

Worf

 

[Sloan1874]

These jackets get about, don't they?

 

[triple-d]

These jackets get about, don't they?

LOL....I was just thinking that Sloan............neat jacket Dinerman, wish it was a 48-50L.