Help buying flight pants, opinions, pricing, etc.?

[Scott A. Hess]

A couple of pics I wanted to share

[Scott A. Hess]

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[Leroy]

Some very nice things here! Congratulations to you all.

[frank savage]

Hallo!

Version 1 is pretty much identical to the blue summer channel jacket except for color (cream/offwhite?) and a knit collar. Full zip; ribbed waistband; etc.

I'm not sure that the 'creamy' one does exist... Could be a different light where the photos was taken... But is only a supposition...

Version 2 appears to have a one-piece knit waistband (these sometime appear with a smooth waistband, too); partial zipper; with or without the leather oxygen mask tab.

I agree about the one-piece waistband (even is difficult to say based on the period pics, and should be very strange and difficult wear a jacket putting it throughout the collar!). Anyway the pics seems to show, sometime, a waistband that looks as it was made in one piece knitting... About the O2 mask tab, I think that all of that was born with the tab, and some pilot cut off it, some others keep on its jackets...

Version 3 appears very similar to Version 2 except for having a full zipper running directly through the one-piece waistband. On the blue version, the waistband material ends a few cm to either side of the zipper and jacket cloth runs to the bottom hem.

I have not well understand you... If the zipp runs through the one piece waistband, the waistband could not be made in one piece!! The ones with this feature is the 'common' white jacket!

On the blue version, the waistband material ends a few cm to either side of the zipper and jacket cloth runs to the bottom hem.

I agreed with you.

What I thought might have been Version 4 had knit cuffs but a fellow WAF member and I discussed and came to the conclusion it was likely an underlying sweater cuff protruding out. Believe these were from a series of Walter Oesau photos.

I think that the cuff on Oseau jacket was add by the commodore. Actuallly the cuff are always in a diffrent color.

Merry Christmas and happy new year! Cheers!

[frank savage]

Hi again!

@ Scott. Very nice mannequin! Very interesting feature and with a rare timepiece on the cuff! Many compliments! Cheers!

[Jos L C]

Very nice Scott

That's the good stuff..

Jos.

[frank savage]

Hi Jos, Bill, RamJet and the others...

I'd like to know your opinions about the 'holy white' discussion...

Cheers

[SprogCollector]

Hallo!
I have not well understand you... If the zipp runs through the one piece waistband, the waistband could not be made in one piece!! The ones with this feature is the 'common' white jacket!!

In this photo, the officer on the left appears to have a zipper running directly through the waistband material.



Compare against how the zipper is attached on this example, which mirrors the construction of the blue, continental version (except for collar, of course).

[juvatwad]

I have seen authentic jackets from very light blue to almost purple. When compared to the man on his left, the jacket in question doesn't appear to be white, but it may be one of the lighter blue versions.

Ian

[Raven26]

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[Raven26]

oops

[frank savage]

Frank, wrong place!!!!

[frank savage]

In this photo, the officer on the left appears to have a zipper running directly through the waistband material.

Ok, I have understand you.

WWWWWOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!! The 'holy white'!!! Where it was?

Cheers!

[frank savage]

Hi again!
About the pic posted by SprogCollector, seems that Schopfel (on right) wears a darker jacket that Mucheberg's one ... Should be more dirty, aging in a different way ... or 'creamy', as well!

Cheers!

[Jos L C]

I think that these white jackets easily turned into a grey-ish color if you don't wash them the proper way..
The one in the pic with Schopfel and Muncheberg is white, give away are the white buttons on the sleeve and the waistband without the pieces of fabric supporting the zipper..
It's my belief that only the white had the knitted collar..

Jos.