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What kind of Flightjacket is this . . . A2/G1 without flap pockets...

Windward

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I am wondering about this jacket - is this a quite unknown Flightjacket or just custom made ...

Since not erverybody like Flap pockets - and not everybody see the need to wear only historical accuracy jackets -
probably an idea to create a different
"Flightjacket"?
What's your opinions / comments?

 
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Capesofwrath

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It looks like a fairly common design from the forties and fifties with piping around the pockets. Montgomery made a lot like it as did others. I've got one similar to that but with a shearling lining. Aero had a similar one on their sale page too and it may still be there.

A civilian leisurewear jacket, not really a flight jacket.
 
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from the lining- if original- it looks like a late 40s Hercules from Sears. You can get them on eBay for $150-$300 depending on how "rare" the seller thinks it is.
 

archbury918

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Yes, it's a common jacket available from the department stores of the post war.
Now, a closer look at that 101 patch may hold more value than the jacket if it's an original.
 

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