On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:26:34 -0400, Cub Driver wrote:



I may investigate Airborne Leathers! Which is the "Flying Tigers"
jacket, the G-1 or G-2? If I'm going to buy fake, I want the most
authentic fake that money can buy.

I have photos of the AVG guys taken during February of 1942.
Most are wearing G-1 jackets, with a few A-2s as well. Several of
them managed to get themselves the joint service AN-J-4 jacket
too.

However, the G-1 was the most common jacket among them simply
because so many were former Naval Aviators.

You can purchase a replica silk blood chit and sew it on the back of
a G-1 for the correct AVG look. These are available from U.S. Wings
at http://www.military-jackets.com/patches.asp $23.

So for around $150, you can make your own AVG jacket, or you can
buy one from http://www.flightsuits.com/leather_a2_avg.html for a whopping
$828!! Not only is it expensive, but it's an A-2 jacket, less common in the
AVG than the G-1.

My regards,

Widewing (C.C. Jordan)
http://www.worldwar2aviation.com
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