Please help to identify the A2 (with art)

[Stand By]

Thanks BN.
And oh, you'll know when it arrives …! :dance:

 

[bn1966]

I'll show you mine if you show me yours

 

[Stand By]

Oh behave.

Back to Robrinay's jacket there ...

 

[bn1966]

Mines half green

 

[Stand By]

And this is the effect that I was speaking about - where the weather vane appears either grey or white, depending on the angle ...!



And the 422nd squadron insignia can be seen on the far right pillar on the other photo.
And lastly Robrinay, if your pal asks why the Triangle G on his jacket apprears as a white triangle with a black G (actually Insignia Blue was used on the bombers) and not a black triangle and a green stripe and white G as seen here, reassure him that it is still correct; my reference material ("Battle Colours, Insignia and Markings of the Eighth Air Force of WWII, Vol. I Bomber Comand, pgs 54-55" by Robert A. Watkins) states that the white triangle was used up to August 1944.

 

[Stand By]

That is one fantastic painting on that jacket...

Thanks Monitor ! - and you can see this insignia on the far left pillar.

 

[robrinay]

Thanks Stand by I'll tell him.
Rob

 

[Stand By]

You're very welcome.
And nice Prisoner jacket on your avatar there (… and I spent most of my time last month back in the UK in Sheffield - when La Tour rode in … still a top city).

 

[robrinay]

Ta - The picture was taken by my wife Liz during our honeymoon - we spent a few days staying in 'The Village' in Snowdonia Wales. Liz rented us a Morgan for the stay - My favourite over the Lotus / Caterham 7. An amazing place to visit especially if you watched 'The Prisoner'.
Sheffield is a great place to live - edge of the Peak district, lots of trees, great architecture and good vintage clothing shops in city centre and Antiques Quarter in Abbeydale Road area etc. etc.
Good news and a big thank you to Denny Calder, the Talon zip pull has arrived and is now fitted and working properly.

 

[nick123]

The Prisoner was, and probably will ever be, the only tv series I've watched in its entirety. Kind of disjointed, but I loved it.

 

[Sloan1874]

True story: Patrick McGoohan lost the rights to The Prisoner in a game of poker.

 

[rocketeer]

The Prisoner was, and probably will ever be, the only tv series I've watched in its entirety. Kind of disjointed, but I loved it.

Not quite A2 related haha(Just how far can Lounge topics go 'off topic' ) but anyway.
The Prisoner was filmed in the Welsh village of Portmeirion.
I remember seeing it as an 8 year old in the 1960s and thought it was wierd then. Loved the bubble thing though that always got him during escapes. After his first encounter I always wondered why the Prisoner did not carry a pencil to stab it with.

 

[nick123]

True story: Patrick McGoohan lost the rights to The Prisoner in a game of poker.

Here's a portrait my grandmother did of McGoohan in June 1966. She had a crush on him, did this up, and mailed it to him. It was sent straight back.

 

[Sloan1874]

But that's a great likeness! The person who told me the poker story said he was pretty grumpy at the best of times. They were actually preparing to re-make The Prisoner when McG lost the rights to a guy who then did his own version of it (lasted one season!). I love the series, though - one of the very few shows to feature an original Beatles song (in that very odd final episode).

 

[nick123]

There was some bickering going on between McGoohan and the other director as to the direction of the series. I remember reading that this was why the episodes didn't quite make up a chronological storyline.

 

[Seb Lucas]

I had some of my happiest TV moments watching The Prisoner on DVD about 10 years ago. Absolutely brilliant. But as an **** retentive who likes a good conclusion, I was thrown by the last episode and felt kind of ripped off (and yes, I did read how it came about - didn't help me, I'm afraid). Be seeing you.

 

[rocketeer]

I always liked 'Dry Bones'