byf41 Posted May 1, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 1, 2019 I bought this at a yard sale years ago . The woman I bought It from said It was her husbands and that he flew F4's during Vietnam . She wanted to keep the Insignia off of It unfortunately . My question Is , Is this a period Issue type jacket , or maybe something he private purchased ? Its a really nice quality jacket . What gives me pause Is the made In China tag . Thanks guys . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doyler Posted May 1, 2019 Share #7 Posted May 1, 2019 Yep its a commercial copy..... the leather jackets were not used issued to USAF during Vietnam. The USAF issued them much later again.I dont recall if late 80s or early 1990s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 1, 2019 Share #8 Posted May 1, 2019 Heres one topic on the forum that poped up about the manufacturers of the reissue A2 http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/169575-modern-usaf-regulation-a2-a-couple-of-questions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted May 1, 2019 Share #9 Posted May 1, 2019 Doyler is right, he may have flown F-4s but this jacket post-dates Vietnam by 40-50 years. I have a couple of 1990s USAF issue leather jackets, both by Cooper. This certainly is not a US issued jacket but a commercial copy. Google who China was supplying arms and equipment to in the 1960s. Hint: It wasn't the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byf41 Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted May 2, 2019 OK , thanks guys . Doesn't surprise me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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