Flight Gear

[Vertigo]

I am interested in acquiring replica flight gear and uniforms so I can join the WWII reenactors in local parades as a WWII pilot. There are always infantry units, but no aviators. Any idea in where I can find the gear?

 

[fubar57]

Here's a start, a bit pricey though...

USAAF Type A-2 jacket - Natural Vintage Horsehide - Aero Leathers, UK

A bit cheaper and closer to home...

Reissue A-2 Jacket - Cockpit USA

 

[Vertigo]

Here's a start, a bit pricey though...

USAAF Type A-2 jacket - Natural Vintage Horsehide - Aero Leathers, UK

A bit cheaper and closer to home...

Reissue A-2 Jacket - Cockpit USA

Thanks! Nice jackets, and they are pricey! I guess I'll buy the jacket later on when it gets cooler.

 

[Avn-Tech]

Sir,

It can be costly to recreate flight gear, but some original gear can still be found if you look hard enough. I know a gentleman on a different form, who used Russian gear and modified it to resemble a WW I I German pilot outfit.

Good Luck
Avn-Tech

 

[MIflyer]

Geeze! I bought my reproduction brown leather A-2 from Sears in 1988 for $59.00. I bought two of them, just in case I wore mine out (and I just about have) as well as one for my brother and one for my Mom.

Have you considered being a tanker? Sportsman's Guide has some pretty nice looking reproduction WWII tanker jackets for about $100.

Anyway, good luck!

 

[Vertigo]

Sir,

It can be costly to recreate flight gear, but some original gear can still be found if you look hard enough. I know a gentleman on a different form, who used Russian gear and modified it to resemble a WW I I German pilot outfit.

Good Luck
Avn-Tech

I guess I could be a captured German pilot for the WWII 82nd reenactors to escort during the parade.

 

[Vertigo]

Geeze! I bought my reproduction brown leather A-2 from Sears in 1988 for $59.00. I bought two of them, just in case I wore mine out (and I just about have) as well as one for my brother and one for my Mom.

Have you considered being a tanker? Sportsman's Guide has some pretty nice looking reproduction WWII tanker jackets for about $100.

Anyway, good luck!

Hamburgers were cheaper in 88 too, but did you notice that the prices of beef patties in comparison to leather have not risen equally. Thanks for the suggestion, but can't really be a "tanker" since I operate a sim center, just wouldn't seem right.