Astronaut Fred Haise jacket

[havocpaul]

I found this 1960's image of Fred Haise astronaut wearing a strange-looking MA-1 with extra zipped chest pockets, or is it a civilian jacket or rigger-modified?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fredhause.jpg

 

[watchmanjimg]

You got me. That's a type I've never seen before. It's neither an MA-1 nor L-2B. Perhaps a NASA-specific design?

 

[tamoko]

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[Peter Graham]

To my eyes the texture of that jackets looks like cloth.

 

[tamoko]

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[tamoko]

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[USMC_GAU-21]

These were Lockheed made jackets. Following the L-2B/MA-1 design. Yes they were cloth with flight satin International orange on the inside. I have a shot of John Glenn in one of these I will dig it up.....damn HDD to big gotta find my pics.

r/Gunny

 

[asiamiles]

Yes this is cloth. It was first version. This is second.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150393309311&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Very similar to the Lockheed jacket made by Buzz. It just sold for only $19.99...someone got a great deal. Wished I'd have seen it earlier.

 

[Willy McCoy]

I have one of these jackets that I bought on a whim on eBay. Size medium long. Completely reversible and identical inside right down to the cigarette pocket. It is NOT a synthetic lining but rather all cotton twill. Labeled: FLITE-WEAR by LAND MFG. CO. Wichita Kansas, military size and weave, black & gold nomenclature tag. Gleb has seen my jacket and may be able to add anything other specifics. I believe they issued these jackets to Astronauts so they could keep up to date with their required flight hours and of course test pilots. I also have two other "test pilot" cloth jackets of an late fifties/early sixties vintage that also have all the same features plus the oxygen hose clamp pads (SLATE COLORED OUTSIDE-ORANGE INSIDE) that were MFG'd by =FRUHAUF= FLYING APPAREL <CONTRACTORS TO THE U.S. AIR FORCES> <FRUHAUF SOUTHWEST UNIFORMS> Wichita 2 Kansas U.S.A. Nomenclature tag is the same size, color and weave as the military. The last were from an estate of a test pilot.