WWII Pilot Studio Portrait - Unusual Jacket - Navy or Air Corps?

[lakenormanusa]

WWII studio photo of a pilot wearing an unusual leather jacket/coat.

If anyone can identify the jacket and if it's Navy or Air Corps, I would love to know!

Thanks in advance for any info.

 

Rick

[lakenormanusa]

WWII studio photo of a pilot wearing an unusual leather jacket/coat.

If anyone can identify the jacket and if it's Navy or Air Corps, I would love to know!

Thanks in advance for any info.

 

Rick

 

Is this Navy? The jacket isn't an A-2 or B-3.

[northcoastaero]

What is the name of the photo studio on the bottom right of the photo? Maybe the flight clothing belonged to the studio

and not the pilot/aircrewman? The following are my opinions about the flight clothing:

 

Helmet:

-USAAF B-5 with hard leather ear cups? I think it is this one?

-USN/USMC NAF-1092W

 

Goggles:

-USAAF/USN/USMC AN-6530. I think this is the type?

-USAAF B-7

 

Scarf:

-Could be military or civil?

 

Jacket:

-Not sure. I am not an expert on flight jackets.

 

Hope this helps.

[lakenormanusa]

What is the name of the photo studio on the bottom right of the photo? Maybe the flight clothing belonged to the studio

and not the pilot/aircrewman? The following are my opinions about the flight clothing:

 

Helmet:

-USAAF B-5 with hard leather ear cups? I think it is this one?

-USN/USMC NAF-1092W

 

Goggles:

-USAAF/USN/USMC AN-6530. I think this is the type?

-USAAF B-7

 

Scarf:

-Could be military or civil?

 

Jacket:

-Not sure. I am not an expert on flight jackets.

 

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info northcoastaero!

 

When I get a chance to pull the photo from my storage files

I'll post the studio name.

 

The jacket he's wearing isn't the familiar A-2, B-3, etc. that you typically see.

I thought it might be something a specific group of pilots wore.

It seems like I saw a "famed" group of pilots wearing similar jackets in a documentary.

I'm just surprised that no one in this forum knows anything about it.

It's certainly an oddball that I figured would generate more interest than it has.