mr_lits Posted November 14, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 14, 2014 I acquired this jacket sometime ago and has always been a favorite of mine. It is a rarely seen B6 flight jacket produced by Aero Leather in size 42R. Wish it had a name or any identifying marks of personal ownership but it is clean of them. At the time I bought it the zippers on the sides were shredded and the front zip was a postwar replacement. Other than that the jacket is in fantastic shape. I had left it this way for a long time and since the weather has turned up here I figured I would get some work done on it. After long searching I was able to find wartime Talon zippers to replace and repair the jacket. Thus began the arduous process of restitching in the new zippers through the existing stitches in the leather. And after long hours the jacket is complete again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Patrol Posted November 14, 2014 Share #2 Posted November 14, 2014 Looks fantastic! Great job at keeping it to wartime replacement parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted November 14, 2014 Share #3 Posted November 14, 2014 Agreed ! That's a nice one and good job Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_lits Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted November 14, 2014 Thanks guys. It is hard work but I enjoy it and love working in history preservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted November 14, 2014 Share #5 Posted November 14, 2014 Really nice jacket and great job. Thanks for posting ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted November 15, 2014 Share #6 Posted November 15, 2014 Nice work. B-6 jackets are tough to find. Congrats! JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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