Talk:MA-1 bomber jacket

Latest comment: 10 years ago by OwenBlacker in topic Gay subculture

Merging Wikipedia Entries

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I have noticed that these two wikipedia entries are very similar, and even go as far as using the same image. I'm suggesting these two articles be merged due to them being almost identical entries. Chris9450 (talk) 05:07, 4 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

  • I agree as well. The entries are essentially identical! A change is needed. --Guest User 12:23, 5 December 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.210.222.202 (talk)
  • I agree too, but would move MA-1 bomber jacket into Flight jacket since Flight jacket is the generic term, while MA-1 bomber jacket is a specific brand/style. (Like moving Brand X Cola into a new subsection in a Cola article, versus moving Cola into Brand X Cola.) Maybe make separate subsections in Flight jacket detailing the most common styles. Dr. Stantz (talk) 03:11, 30 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
  • I disagree. The history of the Flight Jacket and Bomber Jacket are distinctly different. Even the traditional designs/styles are substantively different. While there may be some who casually use the terms interchangeably, they are not. The flight jacket is traditionally tight around the waist and the wrists - while the bomber jacket is traditionally longer and often embellished with fur trimmings and hoods for increased warmth.--Gewatson

citation needed for people?

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All the requests for citations at the bottom of the article are pretty funny. Especially this one: "The jacket is also worn by many people[citation needed] in North America,..." Do we really need to cite evidence that the jacket is also worn by people? As opposed to what? Anyway, I feel like anyone who lives in an urban setting sees hundreds of these things being worn in the winter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.253.38.34 (talk) 22:33, 4 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Color of example image - green grey blue?

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Someone just changed the caption for the example image, with editsummary: "Changed 'Petrol Blue' in image to 'Sage Green', which is the colour of the jacket pictured."

I tried to confirm this (as it doesn't appear particularly "green" to my eyes), and I'm having trouble finding anything conclusive.

Most sites that mention "petrol blue" seem to be copying our article (usually the entire thing).

Possibly we'll just have to find a new image, with verifiable details. However this image is in use at many other Wikipedias, so it would be good to find correct details for this image.

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks. -- Quiddity (talk) 19:23, 22 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Gay subculture

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There really ought to be some kind of mention of the MA-1 bomber jacket in the gay skinhead subculture. — OwenBlacker (Talk) 11:45, 18 April 2014 (UTC)Reply