Luftwaffe Pilot Jackets

[hs132]

Hello All, thanks for the compliments. I truly wish there were more examples of these for all of us to own. The brown elect leather types and the elect cloth types do show up. Here is a very nice brown leather elect. sold on Ebay a few years ago. Bill

[hs132]

Hello, here is a cloth elect. heated version pilot jacket owned by Barry Jarrel. An excellent example. Thanks Barry. Best Bill

[Tony]

Hi Bill,

Very impressive and rare pilot jacket collection

Tony

[mjfur]

Here's the summer weight with plastic Ri-Ri zipper & metal snap on collar.

[John Huff]

FYI: Weitze had an electrically heated model at the SOS yesterday. It looked mint to the point of still haveing the instruction tag on it. (I did not go thru the inside of the jacket). I did not inquire as to price...

[mjfur]

Original zig zag stitch eagle.

[mjfur]

The RB-Nr stamp.

[Vic]

Price in Europe for that jacket was 1850 euros= 2435 US dollars...prices ....

[mjfur]

Both types of cloth electric. The left one is dated April 1942.

[Johann Anton]

On these two cloth winter/summer jackets, what is the purpose of the leather strip sewn to the front?

[mjfur]

On these two cloth winter/summer jackets, what is the purpose of the leather strip sewn to the front?

It's for the clip on the end of the oxygen mask, so it doesn't bounce around when flying.

Regards,
Mike

[PaulR]

That is a good question!

[mjfur]

Blue suede.

[Johann Anton]

Ya know, sometimes the obvious answer is the right one. I assumed it was for the face mask aparatus. Danke...beautiful jackets posted by all...

[mjfur]

Summer & Grey leather.