27Division18 Posted December 10, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 10, 2017 Can anyone tell me if these are WW2 pilot's or air crew gloves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival Posted December 10, 2017 Share #2 Posted December 10, 2017 I believe its an M1949 post war pair but I can't say for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff TX Posted December 12, 2017 Share #3 Posted December 12, 2017 Cold War- I was issued a pair like this in 1971 as a ground radio technician. Green wool tight fitting gloves could fit inside these black leather shells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted December 12, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 12, 2017 Here are the WWII A-11 gloves from the 303rd web site...similar to the M1949, but the inserts are a rust color wool, and the wrist strap goes around the wrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted December 12, 2017 Share #5 Posted December 12, 2017 and the WWII gloves...from Olive Drab almost identical to the M-1949... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted December 12, 2017 Share #6 Posted December 12, 2017 Gloves like this were not restricted to just pilots. Everybody got a pair for cold weather. I still have mine that I was issued in 1966. Same as what you show but black leather glove with a grey wool insert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted December 13, 2017 Share #7 Posted December 13, 2017 So neither WWII or aircrew specific. We were each given a pair in ROTC in 1985. Loved em. Still available surplus as the D3-A. I could do a side by side comparison but that isn't really necessary. Another big difference, besides color and strap, is the way the two middle fingers are attached. Look where they are sewn at the palm and inside of the index and pinky fingers. Not that way on the A-11s. Elsewhere the type of seams are different as well. So, similar as a glove shape should be, but not the same thing at all. JMO, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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