USAAF A2 Leather Flying Jacket by Kay Canvas

The American air force A2 leather flying jacket from WW2 was an instant hit with flight crews and is still popular and sought after jacket.

This quality replica by Kay Canvas has the correct features of the WW2 design. Worn by fighter pilots and bomber crews of the USAAF.

The Kay Canvas A2 has some classic WW2 flight jacket details like the Talon branded zipper and the hook and eyelet fastener at the neck which a whistle or a lucky charm was sometimes attached to.

In WW2 there where various manufacturers of the A2 and each manufacture had a slight difference like the shape of the pocket flaps, the size/design of the collar's etc.

This historically replica is based on the jacket made by Doniger and Co. 

Quality A2 not as good as the £900 replicas but you get a lot of detail and quality for your money on this one.

United States Army Air Force (U.S.A.A.F.) leather A2 flying jacket by Kay Canvas features:

• Russet Brown leather outer.
• Brown cotton liner.
• Talon branded zipper.
• Goatskin leather outer with a cotton liner.
• Two front boxed shaped pockets with shaped pocket flaps.
• The closure studs on the pocket flaps are United Carr branded.
• Back of jacket is made from a single piece of leather so there is no seam down the back.
• Knitted elastic waist band and sleeve cuffs are a darker shade of russet brown to the leather.
• The tips of the leather collars have press studs on them so they can be fastened down to the body of the jacket.
• At the neck of the jacket there is the distinctive metal hook and eye fastener, this is where pilots would often attach a whistle to.
• The inside of the neck has a period looking label sewn in and below this there is the USAAF logo stamp and the AN stamp.

These are sized like like the originals so they are regular fit, they are not a baggy or loose design of jacket. They are design to be slimmer on waist area than the chest, order your normal chest size unless you have waist larger than your chest.

An excellent replica of a classic vintage leather flying jacket by Kay Canvas.