Jorgeenriqueaguilera
Well-Known Member
Gents,
Today I wanted to share another extremely rare piece from an extensive grouping: a Northrop Flight jacket worn by the highly seasoned Test Pilot; Jim Sandberg.
Jim graduated from USAF TPS in December 1977, and the Navy Fighter Weapons School in 1979. Assigned to VX-4, he flew OT&E in the F-14 and F-4 and planned and conducted the first two operational evaluations of the F-18A HORNET. He joined Northrop in 1982, flew production acceptance on the F-5E/F and QF-86 aircraft. He was also conducting test on the F-20 TIGERSHARK. He was the second Northrop test pilot for the YF-23A ATF test program and he flew the first flight of the GE-powered prototype in 1990. In 1991, Jim joined the B-2A SPIRIT Test Force and conducted performance and weapon delivery flight tests and pilot vehicle interface integration with various avionics configurations. He joined the F-18E/F SUPER HORNET Integrated Test Team in 1995 and conducted EMD flight tests accumulating more than 580 test hours when the EMD program was completed in 1999. Jim was the Director of the Integrated Test Force at NAS Patuxent River MD for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, his sixth major developmental flight test program.
This flight jacket was made by Bowlers Shirt & Uniform Co., Inc. This company provided uniforms for test pilots from Northrop, Lockheed, and Grumman, among others.
The condition of this piece is great, and shows that "been there, done that" look. All parts are original to the jacket.
Left chest depicts a customized Northrop Flight Test patch with the embroided name "JIM SANDBERG".
Say no more guys, enjoy the pics.
Regards,
Jorge
Today I wanted to share another extremely rare piece from an extensive grouping: a Northrop Flight jacket worn by the highly seasoned Test Pilot; Jim Sandberg.
Jim graduated from USAF TPS in December 1977, and the Navy Fighter Weapons School in 1979. Assigned to VX-4, he flew OT&E in the F-14 and F-4 and planned and conducted the first two operational evaluations of the F-18A HORNET. He joined Northrop in 1982, flew production acceptance on the F-5E/F and QF-86 aircraft. He was also conducting test on the F-20 TIGERSHARK. He was the second Northrop test pilot for the YF-23A ATF test program and he flew the first flight of the GE-powered prototype in 1990. In 1991, Jim joined the B-2A SPIRIT Test Force and conducted performance and weapon delivery flight tests and pilot vehicle interface integration with various avionics configurations. He joined the F-18E/F SUPER HORNET Integrated Test Team in 1995 and conducted EMD flight tests accumulating more than 580 test hours when the EMD program was completed in 1999. Jim was the Director of the Integrated Test Force at NAS Patuxent River MD for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, his sixth major developmental flight test program.
This flight jacket was made by Bowlers Shirt & Uniform Co., Inc. This company provided uniforms for test pilots from Northrop, Lockheed, and Grumman, among others.
The condition of this piece is great, and shows that "been there, done that" look. All parts are original to the jacket.
Left chest depicts a customized Northrop Flight Test patch with the embroided name "JIM SANDBERG".
Say no more guys, enjoy the pics.
Regards,
Jorge
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