MauldinFan
Well-Known Member
I got this a while back, really inexpensively and it fits me very well.
Tag reads:
Coveralls, Flying, Men’s, Summer
Specification MIL-C-5309(wep)
Contract No. DSA-1-3938-64C
There's no ghosts for patches ever being sewn onto it. Looks like it's in unissued condition, no wear on it anywhere.
I know the DSA # means it's a 1964 flight suit but the rest makes me think maybe it's USN?
Looking at this shot of the Mercury Seven, only the Navy guys are wearing them (with their classic brown shoes).
No Velcro patches, which confirms my theory that flight suits at one point came without them sewn on from the factory.
I know I shouldn't, but if I ever find a good original NASA patch from the mercury era, I'd be awfully tempted to sew it onto this...
Tag reads:
Coveralls, Flying, Men’s, Summer
Specification MIL-C-5309(wep)
Contract No. DSA-1-3938-64C
There's no ghosts for patches ever being sewn onto it. Looks like it's in unissued condition, no wear on it anywhere.
I know the DSA # means it's a 1964 flight suit but the rest makes me think maybe it's USN?
Looking at this shot of the Mercury Seven, only the Navy guys are wearing them (with their classic brown shoes).
No Velcro patches, which confirms my theory that flight suits at one point came without them sewn on from the factory.
I know I shouldn't, but if I ever find a good original NASA patch from the mercury era, I'd be awfully tempted to sew it onto this...