John at Byson Report post Posted October 18 (edited) As some of you may remember we are in the repairs game and we don't MAKE jackets &c/ Some time back we were discussing WW2 flight jackets and just for fun we started putting together a design that we might have submitted to the Ministry of Supply back in the 1930s bearing in mind what we now know 100 years on and it turned into a sort-of project. And so here is another of the jackets we don't make :-) Edited October 18 by John at Byson Bad lay-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kgg Report post Posted October 18 3 hours ago, John at Byson said: we don't MAKE jackets Very, very nicely done. I would think the coat would be better suited for colder winter climates like we have in Canada and would probably be overkill for the UK climate. kgg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted October 18 Its not 'overkill' for the UK market Plenty of motorcyclists would buy it. I would buy it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kgg Report post Posted October 18 1 hour ago, fredk said: Plenty of motorcyclists would buy it. I can see that as a market. I would just wonder how it would hold up to "road rash". I was thinking more for the average joe consumer and considering that in the UK winter average temperature is above 0 Celsius where in Canada it's - 15 and gets down to -50 Celsius without a wind chill factor. kgg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyV Report post Posted October 18 very nice! Your customer will love it, I'm sure. I'm the proud owner of a genuine B-3 bomber jacket. It's not often cold enough in my area to need it, but when it does get that cold, I'm happy to have it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stighbobby20 Report post Posted October 22 Very nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted October 24 I would wear that all winter while working out in the wind and snow. Very nicely done, really like the underarm ventilation... Nothing worse than having soaking wet armpits when its -10F. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert03241 Report post Posted October 29 Beautiful Jacket Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mishakhan Report post Posted October 30 On 10/18/2024 at 2:00 AM, John at Byson said: As some of you may remember we are in the repairs game and we don't MAKE jackets &c/ Some time back we were discussing WW2 flight jackets and just for fun we started putting together a design that we might have submitted to the Ministry of Supply back in the 1930s bearing in mind what we now know 100 years on and it turned into a sort-of project. And so here is another of the jackets we don't make :-) the detailing looks great very nicely done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrdunn Report post Posted October 30 Well, if you're not making them anyway. . . Why not put a hand warmer pockets on it? While I don't have any experience flying open cockpits, I have a lot of time on a motorcycle in freezing temperatures and welcome any chance to warm my freezing paws. JM2C, Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
