Leather Flight Jacket Art- show us the cool stuff!

[Warbird Kid]

Thanks Jerry!

And those jackets do look really spot on Avnut!

[Avnut]

I want this guy to paint a jacket for me. I've been saving my pennies and I'm almost there. I've got the Varga picked and a name idea. I need to do a little research regarding jacket details to add. It will be for a B-17, but not group specific, and I need to work on a timeline for it. I want it to have a story, because it will be a tribute in a way for those who didn't return, so it will not have 25 mission markers.

[Warbird Kid]

I want this guy to paint a jacket for me. I've been saving my pennies and I'm almost there. I've got the Varga picked and a name idea. I need to do a little research regarding jacket details to add. It will be for a B-17, but not group specific, and I need to work on a timeline for it. I want it to have a story, because it will be a tribute in a way for those who didn't return, so it will not have 25 mission markers.

Thats a cool concept. Would be a good idea to try and have a mockup designed before you send it off to the painter. The more guides you can give a designer/painter the better. If I were ever in a position to drop some money like that, I'd have to do a jacket for my grandfather. BUT he was in the Pacific and wore a B-10 jacket so Im not sure how that would look on a light weight (non leather) jacket like that. I'd still like to have a heavy standard A2 jacket for these cold New England winters we get here.

[Avnut]

I agree some kind of mockup is needed. I've been gathering pictures from online and books. I was thinking once I have a good idea of what I want, go to a tattoo shop and ask if they can put the pictures to paper and then lay it out on the jacket.

[SPANNERmkV]

Sorry kids- I've been neglecting me own thread.

THANKS FOR SOME GREAT STUFF.

I asked these gents if I could take their jacket's pictures at Duxford.




SPANNER the Lax

[SPANNERmkV]

Some nice examples in the article at the link.

http://io9.com/5966507/why-us-air-corps ... /gallery/1

SPANNER

[PbyCat-Guy]

I didn't add any nose art, but this is good enough for me. It's in tribute to my granduncle's B-29. I'm not sure if he had one, but this is my tribute to him and the rest of the men he served with. It's the 20th AF patch and a reproduction of the squadron patch.

[Hemiman]

My good friend and dads favorite pilot, the late Jim "Two Gun" Brown.. Jim flew over 100 missions.. said he ran out of paint before he could paint them all..

[p51]

I need to scan some shots, I use to paint jackets and did a lot of them until i got tired of doing it for people.
I also need to get a shot of the lining of my 91st BG-marked A-2 (still haven't out nose art on it yet), which is signed by Bob Morgan (and I have a photo of him signing it, too)...

At the risk of sounding cruel, I find this ironic because what is depcited on this jacket is about all that remains on that aircraft today...

[sdennison]

So the jacket is from my lovely bride but the patches were painted by my Pop before he passed. I found out he gave the original to a stick at Luke who was in the 33rd before its demise. I'm ok with that. Dad was in the 60th FS "Fighting Crows" of the 33rd FG CBI 44 & 45. Miss ya Pops!

[SPANNERmkV]

very nice tributes SD and PBYcat
And I love the original photos along with the original owner... Hemiman

And my FIRST B-17 flight was in Liberty Belle (ironically and you DO have a treasure there p51...

I am conflicted between building a tribute to my Dad's unit- the 384th BG 547th Sqn.

OR getting a TEXAS RAIDERS jacket done up. Heck- I might as well do BOTH.

SPANNER

[Obergrafeter]

Heck ya Spanner go ahead and get two so you can loan me the one your not wearing. 54 Long will work.
Wayne

[Zachary]

Here are some of the jackets on display at the EAA AirVenture Museum: