Antique fly jacket

Hi Good evening
Its 23h00 now in South Africa

May somebody please be so kind to help me with some info on my jacket and the value of this

Much appreciated

 

It appears to be a good copy of a WWII wool fleece flight jacket, used by US Army Air Corps flight crew: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Bombardier, an' Nose, Waist, Belly an' Tail gunners. At high altitude, in open, drafty airframes, those folks experienced cold in a way we down here on the ground rarely if ever do!

 

The jacket was made in the US, but Leonhard is German:
https://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/old-catalogue-cockpit-leonhard-germany.28664/
" tiny shop that sold flight jackets in the 80s/90s. The shop was located in the owners basement. Jackets were produced in the US"

 

Here's two other aviator items from Leonhard. Both labels reads "West Germany." If yours does as well, it will give you a date window. If there's another label with an RN, you should be able to identify the manufacturer.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/305435265603

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-leonhard-germany-leather-506741265

Debora

 

Made by Avirex?

 

Hohegrabenweg 54, 4005 Meerbusch, W. Germany is the full address for Albert Leonhard, the retailer. "Owner's basement" explains why a residential address.

Debora

 

Doesn't it look as if they simply cut out the black Avirex label (with a piece of the original label still there?) and cut away the 'Avirex LTD' bit of the 'Made in USA' label (causing the fraying)?

 

1975 your earliest date.

https://www.avirex.com/pages/about

Debora

 

Many of us use eBay for directional values. (Of course, there are lots of variables such as market, condition, size, etc.) Comparing Completed listings against Sold listings also gives an idea of supply and demand.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...x+suede+flight+jacket&_osacat=0&LH_Complete=1

Debora

 

Welcome, Pieter.

I remember these jackets were all the rage when we went back to the Netherlands in 1974, so it could be 70s.

Certainly not antique, it would have to be at least 100 yrs old.

 

Official military clothing tags are different. It would say it this way: