Originally Posted by
Lima Juliet
There is already an approved pattern leather flying jacket that can be worn with No 2 Dress (“blues”) and No 14 Dress (“flying suit” or 1-piece FACS). If there are enough of you that show an interest on a Squadron then Aviation Leathercraft will do a bespoke lining colour and badge if you want it.
It is very similar to the 25 Sqn or what became the Tornado F3 leather jacket (mine has a V Sqn label in the very same). I also have one of the MOD Approved ones as above - I’ve had it since 1995 and it’s still going strong (once a month rubbed over with midnight blue boot polish). I even had the lining replaced after 20 years by Aviation Leathercraft. They aren’t cheap, but if I think about the 26 years of wear I have had from it, then it works out about £12/year so far - and I fully expect it to be £6/year or less at the rate it’s going!
https://www.flying-jacket.com/jacket...attern-jacket/
It is an MOD Pattern and so there are other suppliers. Pop’s Leather in Turkey do their own, with some extra utility items like a gun stowage and linings.
https://www.instagram.com/popsleather/?hl=en
However, unless you are Turkey, then you may as well get the UK manufactured version which is of better quality. By the time you have paid for shipping from Turkey (and any customs duty) then the prices are pretty similar.
Pops leather website does not work so are they still trading?
cheers