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People ask does US Wings repair Leather jackets?  Why replace when US Wings can repair your favorite leather jacket.  US Wings offers worldwide Professional Leather Jacket Repair services.  Tune-up your old favorite with a new zipper, lining, cuff & waistband and more.  We repair all brands and types of leather jackets, including motorcycle jackets. Established […]

    History of the G-1 flight jacket The military G-1 Flight jacket is the fur-lined-collar, leather jacket worn by US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard flyers.  The jacket was brought to use by the US Navy in the 1930’s as the M-422A.  The revised  US Military flight jacket developed in 1947 […]

Many people ask who is Sgt Hack and US Wings.com?  Sgt. Hack, a Vietnam veteran, is the founder of US Wings and US Wings.com  is a online store. In 1986, he pioneered e-commerce. USWings.com obtains over a million hits each month. We have been featured in numerous magazines, business journals, newsletters, televisions shows and the […]

The A-2 Bomber Jacket an historical perspective Modern A-2 Bomber Jacket Years of effort to reintroduce the A-2 bomber jacket finally succeeded in 1988. Perhaps influenced by the popularity of the film “Top Gun“. Avirex won the first Air Force A-2 contract. Neil Cooper USA won later contracts. Which is now U.S. Wings of Ohio. […]

Bomber jackets are very often mislabeled. True bomber jackets were the jackets worn by flight crews in the B -17 and B -24 Aircraft.  As the planes were not pressurized and had open windows for gun ports, flight crews were exposed to sub-zero temperatures. The crews wore B-3 jackets, as shown above, and pants with […]

The WWII  A2 Bomber Jacket is back! The Army Times reported that the United States  Army will be reissuing the WWII  A2 Bomber Jacket in 2020.  The first group to wear the new  WWII A2 Bomber Jacket will be forward facing units such as recruiters from the United States Army Recruiting Command. US Wings Bomber […]

The US WIngs company is releasing a new “Top Gun” G1 Jacket. The sequel to the original “Top Gun”; Top Gun: Maverick, is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on June 26, 2020, by Paramount Pictures. Our Cape Buffalo “Maverick”  Top Gun G1 Jacket is the ultimate version of this venerable flight […]

Take a virtual tour of US Wings Take a virtual tour of US Wings headquarters and retail store. Get a special look into the owner, Sgt. David D. Hack, in these YouTube videos. Originally filmed for the Ernie Stadvec show in 2010.