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A-2 & G-1 Flight Jackets · Hell-Bent for Leather

A-2 & G-1 Flight Jackets · Hell-Bent for Leather

Nelson / Parsons · Motorbooks · over 200 photographs

Item no. 100-774-000

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Description

«A-2 & G-1 Flight Jackets — Hell-Bent for Leather» by Derek Nelson and Dave Parsons, Motorbooks. The history of the American leather flight jacket, from the thirties to today’s reproduction market.

What is inside

The A-2 of the Army Air Force and the G-1 of the Navy, plus the related B-3, B-6 and B-10 and the British Irvin. According to the back cover, over 200 photographs, 70 of them in colour. The painted backs and sewn-on insignia are covered in detail — from the Flying Tigers through Doolittle’s Raiders to Chuck Yeager. The G-1 has been in continuous service since the late thirties and is today the jacket of the Top Guns.

Why it fits here

Anyone wanting to tell original from reproduction — leather type, cuffs, zipper, label — finds the comparison pictures here. For the reproduction market the book is the usual reference.