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Buzz Rickson

Buzz Rickson x William Gibson L-2B Flight Jacket

$950.00

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Size 3638404244
Chest42"44"46"48"50"
Vertical Length25.25"26"27"27.3"28.25"
Sleeve Length26"26"26.5"27.5"28"
Shoulder Width17.75"19"20"21"22"

The L-2B jacket is essentially an MA-1 jacket without the inner wool lining, more suitable to all year wear. To read more about the MA-1 version of this jacket please check here.


  • Custom manufacturing of the correct weight and weave Black nylon outer and inner lining shell to precisely match 1957 USAF specs (treated to repel water)
  • Two snap-down interior pockets lined with heavy 100% cotton twill fabric precisely matching 1957 USAF specs
  • Exact copy of the heavy-duty 1953 Crown zippers on sleeve pocket and jacket front, with zip tape made of 100% cotton HBT fabric
  • Heavy all-cotton zipper pull tab designed for easy functioning with gloves
  • Heavy wind flap protector located behind zipper closure
  • Correct USAF spec. leather pull tab on sleeve pocket
  • Custom manufacturing of the correct, two-ply, 100% worsted wool knit collar, cuffs and waist skirt in Black
  • Heavy parachute harness nylon in Black correctly sewn to left front chest for attaching oxygen mask retainer clip
  • Two snap-down tabs (one on each breast) for retaining headset and microphone wiring leads, exactly as on original 1957 MA-1s
  • Zippered pocket on left sleeve outfitted with four pen/pencil slots and two anti-puncture pencil caps made of 1945-spec. USAF brass