RAF Leather Flying Jacket

[CoffmanStarter]

LJ ... NAVY Blue ... what next !

[Rakshasa]

As good as the quality of the Avn Leathercraft jackets are I always found mine very heavy and tended not to wear it much. I finally gave in a couple of years ago and commissioned a jacket from Wested Leather as a replacement as I really wanted something lighter. It's MoD pattern but made in softer nappa goatskin, it's half the weight, twice as comfy and just as well made as the official version. Cheaper too.

[chopper2004]

Updated Aviation Leathercraft listing of their leather flight jacket range,

cheers

https://www.flying-jacket.com/jackets/

[chopper2004]

Originally Posted by Diablo Rouge

DPM skirts for the girlies and the chaps in Scottish Regiments?

Dont laugh; the central american armies give the girlies dpm skirts.

Strange you mentioned that is this the Highlanders new issue lol

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000069596088.html

[India Four Two]

Strange you mentioned that is this the Highlanders new issue lol

Would have been better if he was holding a Claymore - mine or sword, take your pick!

[NutLoose]

You know you really want it..

https://www.bradford.co.uk/redarrows...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

[salad-dodger]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

You know you really want it..

https://www.bradford.co.uk/redarrows...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

I guess some people know where to look, others....

[NutLoose]

This was the one that always impressed me as being stylish and a timeless design, they even do them in black now.

https://www.epicmilitaria.com/german...ht-jacket.html

[salad-dodger]

Oh yes, that is lovely. I can just imagine the remorseless ridicule I would get going out dressed in that.

[Blossy]

I'm guilty. I got mine from the Heeresflieger in the 1970s. Still in perfect nick.

[Less Hair]

This would be the former Bundeswehr issue flight jacket.
https://www.modeka24.de/ItemView.act...&number=214530
However Luftwaffe moved on to fire retardant membrane plastic these days.
https://www.bundeswehr-und-mehr.de/original-bundeswehr-fliegerjacke-gruen-aramid-bw-pilotenjacke_4346
Never seen anybody wearing that outside of Bundeswehr flight duty.

[chopper2004]

Happy New Year All went through my collection of RAF Yearbook in the mid to late 90s and came across the Aviation Leathercraft adverts







cheers

[chopper2004]

Originally Posted by Wyler

The over 55 cardigan has been withdrawn as continuance is no longer an option. Shame as they had just perfected the faint smell of wee wee and pipe smoke.

Wearing of Brevets on combats, leather jackets for all, new pullovers, tailored trousers. This is the stuff of a 21st Century fighting force alright. Let's scrap some more front line rubbish so that we can keep the dressing up box nice and full.

Come to think of it, I have not recieved a pamphlet this week telling me how to wipe my a*se. Get a grip.

Ah think the army still has the green cardigan with epaulettes, my colonel who was Dragoon’s wore one green one with his rank slides. But this was 2 and half decades ago.

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[chopper2004]

Originally Posted by QWIN

When I first decided to play the game back in 1989 we ran a competition and invited prospective suppliers to a beauty contest at 229 OCU at Coningsby. The clear winners were Aviation Leathercraft and Simon Green. Initially this was just for 25(F) Sqn and we accepted this was merely social discriminator which was unlikely to be acceptable away from home base. The initial deal was that any aircrew on 25(F) Sqn could purchase a jacket for £70 until such time as I relinquished command. Unfortunately for Simon but great for me I ended up doing nearly 4 years in command so lots of guys benefitted from the £70 deal. If I remember correctly 5 Sqn were the next to join the deal; same jacket but claret lining. Chivenor then followed, all clearly unofficial. Then OC Valley decided to involve himself because we were about to go on MPC and he raised the issue of leather jackets with CinC Support Command. Bad influence on students, not uniform, bad example, won't have it.
The whole saga bounced up to the Air Force Board and back down through the Strike Command chain and they were officially banned. 21 years later they are accepted as uniform. Perhaps when we are looking for savings in public budgets we could just get rid of the wa***rs who interfere without contributing.

The F-4J and F3 team below , what year was it late 80s / early 90s?? Think the Phantom for sure must be 89/90??



Funnily enough you talking about Hawk students 25 Sqn reformed as Hawk T2 at Valley in last couple of years.

cheers

[chopper2004]

Originally Posted by Less Hair

This would be the former Bundeswehr issue flight jacket.
https://www.modeka24.de/ItemView.act...&number=214530
However Luftwaffe moved on to fire retardant membrane plastic these days.
https://www.bundeswehr-und-mehr.de/original-bundeswehr-fliegerjacke-gruen-aramid-bw-pilotenjacke_4346
Never seen anybody wearing that outside of Bundeswehr flight duty.

Did see one young lad attended at Heli Expo 2017 inDallas wearing one also please check out the Swedish NH90 NFH handover ceremony video @0:32

You Tube

cheers

[Less Hair]

That's more like official duty? My remark was more about the lack of fancy image of these more functional modern garments.

[NutLoose]

I've seen the odd one without the flags, btw you can get them in black

https://www.military1st.co.uk/104610...SABEgIqbfD_BwE

[NutLoose]

https://www.haas-ausruestungen.de/ar...jacket-size-4/

[Less Hair]

Something for the real connoisseur: The Swiss Air Force flight jacket. To the innocent eye it might look like the german one but it IS different.
https://ontopag.ch/shop/fliegerjacke...zer-luftwaffe/

[peterperfect]

These mannequins had quite a presence in the Swissair Biz Lounge at Zurich a few years ago, marketing Breitling.