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Interesting stuff although I find the cable loops a bit pointless for us civilians. Keeping them for authenticity is all well and good for those who want their details accurate but if that’s the case shouldn’t they also have a Velcro name tag patch?Apparently the B-15C was the predecessor to the MA-1.
The Mouton fur collar was removed due to helmet size and so the
B-15C (modified) was introduced,leading to the MA-1 as we know it.
This is all as I believe it to be correct info from Japanese websites ?
Interestingly enough , my surplus MA-1 had a clear plastic sleeve on the chest that probably contained a name tag or a badge. It was easy for me to remove. .Interesting stuff although I find the cable loops a bit pointless for us civilians. Keeping them for authenticity is all well and good for those who want their details accurate but if that’s the case shouldn’t they also have a Velcro name tag patch?
Interesting stuff although I find the cable loops a bit pointless for us civilians. Keeping them for authenticity is all well and good for those who want their details accurate but if that’s the case shouldn’t they also have a Velcro name tag patch?
An authentic reproduction, what does that even mean? Authenticity does not lie in materials and form, authenticity is not so easily conferred...
I think it was 1953 with the the MA-1 coming in 1957.(BLUE ANCHOR OVERALL COMPANY)Up until when was the B-15C standard issue, and when did the use of Velcro become widespread? (I know when it was invented, I'm just trying to gauge whether it must appear on an 'authentic' B-15 jacket.)
Interesting stuff.From what I can gather,velcro for patches and name tags is a recent addition and was not used by the USAF until the space program utilized it for other things.There are photos from the late fifties through the sixties of the clear plastic window holder being used extensively by pilots on their flight jackets,as per Saints jacket.