Alpo Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Fella asked me the purpose of the triangles on the front of a bomber jacket. I don't know but figured one of y'all might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I don't know. Mine doesn't have those or the snap flaps at the armpits. It doesn't look regulation. Where did you find this image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Can't find a picture but they are for securing the oxygen mask hose. The hose has a clip on it that clips to the leather triangles. The part of the triangle facing dow and outward is not sewn to the jacket. I also believe that the headset wires may also clip to these tabs. The picture is of a B-15A (MOD) jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 It looks like it might be a variant of a B-15 Flight Jacket . See also I suspect that those are either for holding some sort of line in place or to protect a wear point. ADDED: Looks like while I was typing this Dave answered the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Looks like they didn't have em on the early models. Dad in 44. He was pissed he was issued a B15 instead of the leather A2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 15 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Looks like they didn't have em on the early models. Dad in 44. He was pissed he was issued a B15 instead of the leather A2. A dashing young aviator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 The jacket shown in the OP is the equivalent of some of our replica cowboy guns. That is, it never existed originally, but is a cool looking mashup of old and new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: The jacket shown in the OP is the equivalent of some of our replica cowboy guns. That is, it never existed originally, but is a cool looking mashup of old and new. It is a pretty good copy of an actual issued flight jacket. The B-15 was modified by adding the leather triangles, the snap loops near the armpits, and modifying the pencil pocket creating the B-15A. Early B-15 and B-15A jackets were cotton. Later ones were nylon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Looks like they didn't have em on the early models. Dad in 44. He was pissed he was issued a B15 instead of the leather A2. I showed this photo to my wife. "He looks like such a rake!" she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I showed this photo to my wife. "He looks like such a rake!" she said. That’s what mom said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I read the “Need some Air Force help” as “send me a couple A-10s” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 16 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: I read the “Need some Air Force help” as “send me a couple A-10s” Bet that's what Custer musta thought! He could have taken those Gatling guns with him, but they were mounted on a carriage pulled by condemned cavalry horses. Now if he had just had the Gatling gun mounted on that flying artillery wagon... Brrrrrp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/20/2019 at 1:36 PM, Trailrider #896 said: Bet that's what Custer musta thought! He could have taken those Gatling guns with him, but they were mounted on a carriage pulled by condemned cavalry horses. Now if he had just had the Gatling gun mounted on that flying artillery wagon... Brrrrrp! Custer was a jackass who got a bunch of men killed on that little hill because of his arrogant incompetence. Fool that he was, Washington already had his number. His superiors were embarrassed by him and sent him to the frontier so he would screw up and get killed. Custer figured he could charge in, outnumbered again, and then, bask in the glory of it the rest of his life. The Sioux had other plans. Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Well, as a former 7th cavalry officer having studied Custer’s career and the Little Bighorn battle at length for years, I hesitate to label him an incompetent jackass. That’s the general opinion primarily boosted by Hollywood for decades. He was certainly a flawed individual, rash and egotistical, but there are dozens of commanders in our past military history who were perhaps quite incompetent yet ended up being lauded as great leaders. There were many factors in play leading up to the battle. They all culminated in a perfect storm that cost the lives of a lot of brave men. Many lessons were learned from it. Some have been heeded. Some not. Now back to our regularly scheduled thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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