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Jim Lovell G-1 Jacket, Identification help please

MaydayWei

MaydayWei

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Another thing that's been killing me...
Can anyone help me ID Jim Lovell's G-1?
I'm pretty sure its a Flying Equipment Co. PX G-1 (Star Sportswear) due to the iconic FEC non-mil spec zipper pull.
What do you guys think?

Jim Lovell G-1 jacket.jpg


For Ref:

Good Wear Leather Coat Company — Sale Star Sportswear G-1 55J14 Jacket

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MikeyB-17

MikeyB-17

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Looking at the pic from John’s site, you may well be right, although it seems odd for a serving Navy officer like him to have a PX jacket. Possibly it wasn’t his only one, or the result of some shipboard horse-trading. Pete Conrad had a phantom patch like that on his G-1-I have one myself.
 
YoungMedic

YoungMedic

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Id like to revisit this thread inspired by a recent picture of Jim in his G1 on Facebook. I think the pockets are more scalloped on the PX jacket and I've found that early 50's G-1's came with the same style zipper pulls. Thoughts?

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