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.
Brown a2 leather flight 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.
Other colors type available as custom work.
First made from a seal brown horsehide leather with a silk lining quality of the jackets fell somewhat with wartime rationing and the transition to a goatskin leather with cotton lining.
Sometimes casually referred to as a bomber jacket its original designation was jacket.
Army air corps as a successor to the a 1.
And the construction is stitched perfection not a miss or a deviation anywhere every stitch in line and all straight as little soldiers.
Army made these jackets famous.
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.
Army air forces pilots navigators and bombardiers who often decorated their jackets with squadron patches and elaborate artwork painted on the back.
The a 2 jacket highly popular during the world war ii is nowadays one of the most recognizable types of classic military garments.
Proudly crafted in the usa you can trust the durability and versatility of your brand new piece.
Each of our flight leather jackets are made from authentic materials such as horsehide goatskin cotton and wool.
Air force leather jacket standard tall and custom size available.
Brave and skilled airmen who served in the u s.
The fit is perfect in the waist the sleeves and the shoulders always an area of concern when epaulettes are in the picture.
The a 2 flight jacket arrived on the scene in the early 1930s and became standard issue for the air corps.
The leather is spot on perfect for a summer weight flying jacket which is what the a2 was designed and designated to be.
A2 jacket us air force air corp leather flight jacket.
Specifications in russet horsehide seal brown horsehide and medium brown goatskin.