Flight jackets, which were originally a part of a pilot’s uniform, are one of the coolest items of clothing known to man. The sleek sophisticated style of a flight jacket is hard to miss and looks great on both men and women. Flight jackets can be found in a number of cuts and materials from synthetics to leather. When it comes to popular military flight jackets, the most recognized is definitely the leather flight jacket. Leather flight jackets were meant to kept pilots warm at high altitudes. Later, they came to represent all that was cool and courageous. There’s nothing like a distressed leather flight jacket with a name tag made of leather for effect.

A Luftwaffe jacket with insignia is beautifully made at times of gray goat leather. The jacket naturally sits at the waist and has a ribbed knit cuffs and bottom. The jacket zips up nicely under the chin to guard from the cold. This is the original military flight jacket and is found in a number of pictures dating from WWII.

Kids love to look cool and they definitely will with a kids air force jacket. They are just mini versions of the real thing, made of leather with large front pockets and their own ‘Airborne’ insignias. Not to be left out there’s also a military flight jacket for youth. A kid’s size version of the real thing again, only just a little bit bigger; all leather with a silk or nylon lining. A leather name tag on a flight jacket makes it look all that more authentic.

A Nomex flight jacket is a one of a kind material that is perfect for flying. It is a temperature resistant material that is meant especially for cold weather flying with knitted band bottom and cuffs. The front has great big pockets and the dark color of the material makes it classic and sporty.

Of all the USAF flight jackets, the A2 flight jacket and the cwu-45p flight jacket, these are the best around. The A2 is the granddaddy of them all- just think of James Dean. This classic is generally the leather jacket of choice. The cwu-45p is made of a satin nylon with big front pockets and a heavy duty zipper. The bottom and the cuffs are knit ribbing. It is the issued military jacket of choice. In the air or on the ground, everyone loves a flight jacket.