LW pilot jacket brown leather opinion please

[kaiserwilhelm2]

Superb pic Harry! Thanks for posting.

[pablo10]

a nice find and a shame about the condition.
i do have one also with out the collars but in good condition.
n.b great pic harry

[frank savage]

Really a great photo, Harry!

About the cutting off of the collar, I don't think that was made because was uncomfortable for the constant touring around of the neck. It wasn't a common practice... Why lots of other flying guys keeps the collar as was born with the jacket? Why they doesn't need to turn the neck as the others? I think that was mostly for a fashion choose. Yes, a large collar could be difficult sometime to be worn under the life vest and the harness, but seeing the great quantity of aircrew that gilded it, had to not be so awful!

IMHO, obviusly!

[hs132]

Hi, more pics and prior similar thread, frame #32 and #37 show same pilot that seems to show altered collar then later removed shortened collar. Best, Bill

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=366621&page=3

[pablo10]

my cut off collar jacket

this is the one i have with cut off collars and the wearer apperantly was a Gottfried Dietze who was injured a lot of the war but still had time for 2 x spitfires, 1 x b-17s and 2 x austers, he was part of jg26 and he can be read about in the book "the jg26 war diarys" volume 2 by donald caldwell.
note the bird and the shoulder bords are just lightly attached as when i got it they were not on it but its very ovious they were once their.
it came from a fellow member who got it from the family apperantly.

[Harry]

I think the jacket posted at the start of this thread is very interesting, in that it shows the wiring loom that these jackets were fitted with. It is obvious that the loom is merely part of a circuit that goes to the boots and the gloves, and the jacket itself (and possible the pants) was not actually heated - ANy one else any thoughts on this?

[Jos L C]

I think the jacket posted at the start of this thread is very interesting, in that it shows the wiring loom that these jackets were fitted with. It is obvious that the loom is merely part of a circuit that goes to the boots and the gloves, and the jacket itself (and possible the pants) was not actually heated - ANy one else any thoughts on this?

Yes,
Electrical heated flight clothes have wiring for the boots and gloves only IMO, the feet and hands are the most important parts of the body to keep warm.

Jos.

[james nz]

I agree with Jos. My understanding is that connection to the aircrafts heating circuit was through the cord in the trouser pocket so an electrically wired jacket on its own was useless for heating. It seems common that these items were worn without the rest of the outfit?