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What a jacket! My granddad was on the Yorktown as an electrical engineer. I always knew I wanted to fly, and one time I asked him if he knew many pilots.
He said he tried not to make friends with them, because usually, they didn't last very long.
Hey VLJ wizards! I've had a blast reading around the forum, learning quite a bit about history, and all about the venerable G-1. Eastman is in my sights, but in the interim, I needed a flying jacket that I won't feel bad about beating up, stuffing into my pubs bag and putting my tags onto.
So...
This thread's information should seriously be archived... maybe at the museum of naval aviation, maybe in a book somewhere. This is probably the world's most comprehensive and thorough coverage of the history of the Naval flyers jacket.
... and I feel cheated that we don't get Mouton or fur...
This is too cool. The Cubi Point bar museum in the museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola has some stuff like this, too.
The museum was a great place to stand watch, as far as places to stand watch go.
Inside the Aviation Preflight Indoctrination building on NAS Pcola, they have have Bush Sr.'s...
Issued watches... a different time back then.
For all the hate I get, my Casio just simply won't die. I've made a vow to wear it til it does, so, may be here awhile.
Surprisingly on the nose for an ad. "Yeah, my buddy almost burned to death, glad we had this zipper..." HAH. Suppose if you're in the zipper business you've got to grab their attention.
Wish we still had these. Half my zippers have broken off my flight suits.