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VF-31 Felix was the Squadron Name in WWII and Vietnam War flying F-4 Phantom II's. At some point during the F-14A and F-14B era they became VF-31 Tomcatters Squadron. VF-31 flew Tomcat F-14D's in Afghanistan 2002 & the 2nd Iraq War 2003 and Operation Iraqi Freedom Combat Cruises through July...

The hardest F-14 Squadron Name Tags to find are most of the Squadrons Disestablished by the Bill Clinton budget from 1993-1996, after the Desrt Storm War Combat, VF-1 Wolfpack, VF-24 Renegades, VF-51 Screaming Eagles are rare, but out there. VF-33 Starfighters, VF-114 Aardvarks & VF-142...

I know that a 1987 dated CWU-36/P Jacket I have, made by Alpha Industries, Inc. & Summit Apparel Ind. (Mfg) is definitely a heavier, better grade of Nomex material. The sage green knit wool Waistband and Cuffs are a heavier weave and tighter fiting. It fits me much trimmer than the CWU-36/P...

Same here, I don’t like velcro cuff straps, they bind. I prefer the soft knit cuffs on the CWU-36/P & CWU-45/P Flight Jackets

The US Navy (WEP) Flight Jacket by Cockpit, also has a bi-swing back like the originals.

Everybody complains about the short fit of the orginal US Navy (WEP) Flight Jackets from the 1960’s and Early 1970’s of the Vietnam War era. Has anyone ever purchased a US Navy & USMC (WEP) Nylon Flight Jacket Reproduction, manufactured by Cockpit of New York? They are made in modern sizing. How...

58th Fighter Squadron “Gorillas”/33rd Tactical Fighter Wing/#AF 85-102 at Eglin Air Base, Florida.

Col. “Speedy” Martin shot down 3 Iraqi Mig-29’s during Desert Storm in Jan.-Feb. 1991.

I wear a 44 in a G-1 Goatskin Flight Jacket. The CWU-36/P Summer Flight Jacket in size 46-48 (XL) fits like a G-1 in 44 to me with a little more room in the shoulders. A CWU-36/P Summer Flight Jacket in size 42-44 (L) fits like a G-1 in 42. It is tight in the shoulders and the sleeves are too...

I am 6’2”, 188 lbs. and I prefer the trimmer fit and tighter knit waistband of the Creative Apparel Assoc. (1991, 1995 & 1997) If you are stocky and have a larger waist I would get a Propper International, Inc. (2000) or Alpha Industries (2000) in Sage Green OR get an Ashland Sales & Service...

I have a US Navy CWU-36/P, 1991 Creative Apparel Assoc., a US Navy CWU-36/P, 1997 Creative Apparel Assoc. both with Nametag Velcro only and a US Airforce CWU-36/P, 2005 Valley Apparel, LLC., with the Air Combat Command Velcro on right chest, Nametag Velcro on left chest and Squadron Patch Velcro...

VF-111 Sundowners Fighter Squadron

VF-213 Black Lions Fighter Squadron

VF-154 Black Knights Fighter Squadron

Most F-14B or F-14D Squadrons would not have worn CWU-36/P Flight Jackets dated later than 2000, Mfg by Propper International or dated 1997, Mfg by Creative Apparel, Inc. 3 Fighter Squadrons, VF-32 Swordsmen, VF-31 Felix, and VF-213 Black Lions, could have worn CWU-36/P Flight Jackets dated...