Saville wrote:
It may be that if you want period correct you're not going to get Nomex.
You might consider an L2 or an L2-A Jacket. Has the printed shoulder patch. Used during the Korean War. $150 at Bronson
I ended up buying a modern CWU-36P flying jacket.
Yes, it is not period correct since it came out in the '70s, but I could not find an affordable quality MA-1.
After all, how many people, even in the aviation community are going to know the jacket isn't period correct?
What it lacks in age correctness, it makes up for by being the genuine article.
I want a Nomex jacket since I occasionally fly in various warbirds.