Called that because bombers used to wear them?

As found on BBC's 'Word Appeal'...

 

''The design of the bomber jacket is based on American flying jackets of World War Two, so why can't the OED find it before 1973? Evidence suggests that the term was applied retrospectively to the flying jackets, possibly when they started to become used as fashionable garments in Civvy Street. But is this the case?''

 

So no doubt it's assosiated somewhat with the 'American Bomber' styleeeeeee planes, and the 'pilots' behind them that wore such a garment, and not actual 'bombers' (i.e. people )...

 

Edited August 7, 200519 yr by Spunkmonkey

Thank you spunky