Brown A2 Leather Flight Jacket

Brave and skilled airmen who served in the u s.
Brown a2 leather flight jacket. Each of our flight leather jackets are made from authentic materials such as horsehide goatskin cotton and wool. Sometimes casually referred to as a bomber jacket its original designation was jacket. Presented robust and stylish a 2 jacket features high quality leather a shirt style collar with snaps concealed 2 way front zipper two snap flap patch pockets epaulets and one piece back as well as knit cuffs and waistband in matching colour. A2 jacket us air force air corp leather flight jacket.
The classic a 2 bomber jacket design has been in service since 1931 and over 80 years later continues to be the most sought after flight jacket model. Army made these jackets famous. Specifications in russet horsehide seal brown horsehide and medium brown goatskin. The a 2 flight jacket arrived on the scene in the early 1930s and became standard issue for the air corps.
Army air corps as a successor to the a 1. Air force leather jacket standard tall and custom size available. The a 2 jacket highly popular during the world war ii is nowadays one of the most recognizable types of classic military garments. Available in stock as per original us air corp.
The leather is spot on perfect for a summer weight flying jacket which is what the a2 was designed and designated to be. The fit is perfect in the waist the sleeves and the shoulders always an area of concern when epaulettes are in the picture. And the construction is stitched perfection not a miss or a deviation anywhere every stitch in line and all straight as little soldiers. Home men wwii a 2 jacket brown leather flight jacket cockpit usa reissue a 2 jacket z2107g preceding its reintroduction in 1987 jeff clyman president of cockpit usa worked closely with the air force uniform board at the pentagon and the product development group at wright patterson airbase on modern specifications for the new a 2 jacket adapting the wwii version to cater to current.
Other colors type available as custom work. The type a 2 leather flight jacket was standardized by the u s. The type a 2 leather flight jacket is an american military flight jacket originally invented and developed for and closely associated with world war ii u s.