Intro and Identify Possible Surplus Jacket

[camojoe]

Hi guys,

First post.

I collect surplus from all over. anywhere i can find it. last of which being the surplus store (since its over priced)

This jacket, i feel its a surplus item. I cant find any pictures of it online and it came with no US Army patches AND to top it off the brand/manuf tag has been removed.

That being said, its all green even the sewn in wool liner is green, which makes me think that if it was a hip fashion piece...which its not, the liner would not be green it would likely be brown or black.

Plus the buttons and zipper have no manufacturers logo this jacket literally looks like a gov issue jacket.

Please see the photos i have taken as well as the close ups on the buttons and inside.

Let me know if this is indeed a surplus jacket.

Many of my other surplus gear come with tons of "utility" pockets but no where for the hands to go. these actually have "hand pockets" but not lots of "utility pockets" so in that regard thats the only thing that makes me think this is not a surplus item.

That being said, not all surplus gear is for fighting/combat some gear is for flight crew and other jobs, this jacket is much warmer and heavier than it appears. its actually two jackets sewn together because the liner itself is very thick and has back stitching at the cuff neck and waist.

inside the arm pits you can see that is where the two jackets meet as there is a hem along the arms

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[Flying10uk]

I would think that it looks like a surplus jacket with perhaps non original buttons next to the zip. I wonder if it's an ex U.S. air-force ground crew jacket??? It's worth noting that any Jacket being sold as WW2 U.S. air-force should have a label attached inside saying U.S. Army and not U.S. Air-Force. This is for the simple reason that the U.S. Air-Force was not formed until 1947 and before that it was part of the army. I have a U.S. flying style of leather jacket which my father purchased just after the war as surplus here in the U.K.. Inside this jacket there is a small label saying U.S. Army and so I know it's pre 1947. Some of these jackets that appear to be flying jackets were in-fact issued to ground crew and I believe that this could be the case with my jacket. Any-one who has visited a U.K. air-field in the middle of winter will appreciate the need for warm clothing.

[Sarge]

Looks like a Navy foul weather jacket.
Sarge