MA-2 bomber jacket

The MA-2 bomber jacket (also known as MA-2 flight jacket or CWU45 flight jacket) is a version of the MA-1 bomber jacket which was originally designed for the US military during the 1950s.

The term MA-2 was a trademark of the Cobles Clothing Company [Link to MA2 trademark hearing document [http://www.ipo.gov.uk/tm/t-decisionmaking/t-challenge/t-challenge-decision-results/o30299.pdf] ] , adopted in the late 1980s when the CWU45 military jacket started to gain popularity in street fashion. When contested in court, Cobles lost the exclusive right to the use of the term as they had attempted to widen it to other garments and footwear which was not acceptable because of a legal technicality. The term MA-2 has become so popular it is now used interchangeably with CWU45 to represent this type of jacket.

MA-2 Design

The MA-2 has several design changes compared to an MA-1;

• Large cargo pockets sewn onto the front of the jacket rather than the small slash pockets on the MA-1

• A fold down collar rather than the elasticated collar of the MA-1

• Usually not orange lining, usually the same colour as the outer nylon

• A different design where the sleeves join the back to allow easier movement

Fetish Interest

Since the 1990s the MA-2 (and it's sister MA-1 bomber jacket) have gained popularity as objects of sexual fetishism. Along with snorkel parkas and down jackets, a jacket fetish has developed.
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ma1bomberjacketfetish Yahoo group for fans of the MA-1 bomber jacket]
* [http://www.spuggie1234.com A jacket fetish website]

References

Link to MA2 trademark hearing document [http://www.ipo.gov.uk/tm/t-decisionmaking/t-challenge/t-challenge-decision-results/o30299.pdf]

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