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USAAF Type D-1 Mechanics’ Shearling Jacket
Standardized in 1937, the D-1 Mechanics’ Shearling Jacket was a rather lavish item considering it was intended for use by aircraft mechanics. But the D-1, like all clothing and equipment issued to U. S. servicemen, was typical of the motto ‘only the best will do’, and at that time sheepskin was in relatively plentiful supply (the USA was not at war) and there was no other material with a better insulating value. The first D-1’s produced were of a natural, unfinished raw-white exterior, just like the early B-3 jackets (which have sometimes been erroneously and foolishly referenced as being produced for use in Alaska – dream on!). In 1939 the D-1 exterior hide was finished in the very costly hand-dyed russet brown “redskin” and given a top coating of lacquer to help repel water and grease. By the end of 1941 the D-1 was being produced in the less costly chrome-tanned, dark brown spray-dyed hides, just as were the B-6 and B-3 jackets, and pockets were also added with zipper-top closures. As the war progressed, the D-1 continued to decline in quality, and more and more spliced panels of sheepskin were permitted into its fabrication. Due to the hard use given the D-1 during its issue life and the inferior grades of sheepskin allowed into its later production as the war dragged on (it was for mechanics, after all), original D-1 jackets in nice condition are extremely rare in the collector market today. A ground crewman’s life was often a bitterly cold experience. Working on aircraft on a windswept airfield in the middle of winter certainly required a warm jacket, but it also could not be overly confining, thus the D-1 was made in the same lighter weight sheepskin found on the B-6 jacket, which was only and always the 1/4”-depth wool. The D-1, however, seemed to find its way quite often into aircrew hands. Maybe this was because there were no B-6’s available on a particular base, or just that the airman preferred the D-1 design with its higher-set zippered pockets. In fact, the D-1 and B-6 are very similar in appearance, as well as warmth. Being a jacket intended for mechanics, the D-1 is an unfussy, simple design, lacking cuff and hip adjustments, as well as the bi-swing back of the B-6. Interestingly, the D-1 will forever be associated with airmen and not mechanics in the mind of many, due to the fact that it was an original post-1941 D-1 jacket worn on the 1960’s - 1970’s comedy show, “Hogan’s Heroes,” by the bumbling POW character named Carter. The D-1 jacket Eastman produces is typical of the post-1941 USAAF shearling jackets that reflect the very earliest production standards before the quality declined. Crafted from the correct 1/4”-depth of premium North American sheepskin stock, chrome-tanned and spray-dyed dark brown, with a buttery-hued wool, the Eastman D-1 is the epitome of this jacket type currently available. As per the original examples, all external seams are covered with matching dark brown horsehide, and pockets are fabricated from heavy, all-cotton, off-white twill, accessible via authentic, nickel-plated wartime Talon zippers. Why not stay toasty in a D-1 jacket while toasting the unsung heroes of the USAAF ground crews, for whom no aircraft would ever have flown into combat had they not vigilantly and expertly performed their dirty and unglamorous jobs!
Eastman Leather Clothing products are imported from England.
신체 size 측정표를 보시고 고객님의 몸 사이즈를 측정 해서 주문시 전하실 말씀에 남겨 주시면 나만의 맞춤복이 됩니다.
* 주문하실 때 위 JACKET SIZING의 A-G에 해당되는 사이즈(cm)를 주문자 정보에서 "전하실 말씀"란에 아래와 같이 기입해 주십시오.
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