I have a question about the CWU-17P. I have never seen one, even in photos, only descriptions and a drawing of the jacket that appears on a Japanese website- it depicts color drawings of the evolution of U S flight jackets and I think it might be out of a Japanese book. The drawing depicts the 17P paired with CWU-18P trousers and the jacket shows a hood (detachable?). From the progression shown in the drawings it appears to indicate that these flight garments evolved from the N2 jacket/N1 trousers, possibly in the 1970's.
The 17P looks just like the CWU-45P in the drawings. Can anyone tell me about the 17P? Was it a short-lived jacket replaced by the 45P, and, if so, why? Any idea of dates of issuance? I've seen many 45P's and 36P's, along with sundry other jackets, on ebay but I've never seen the 17P. Was this jacket part of a set and worn with the 18P trousers? Was the jacket ever used seperately?
Many thanks for your help!!!
The 17P looks just like the CWU-45P in the drawings. Can anyone tell me about the 17P? Was it a short-lived jacket replaced by the 45P, and, if so, why? Any idea of dates of issuance? I've seen many 45P's and 36P's, along with sundry other jackets, on ebay but I've never seen the 17P. Was this jacket part of a set and worn with the 18P trousers? Was the jacket ever used seperately?
Many thanks for your help!!!
