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What do I have? NASA?
- Thread starter oose
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I don't know but that is an exciting possibility! Nasa does tend to use cloth for a lot of their stuff. I never understood why you would put the astronaughts in poly cotton flight suits and jackets! I'm sure they are wearing Aramid if flying in a fighter type jet for training. But why not just issue them aramid everything in Nasa blue, and they can just use the same gear for all training?
Peter Graham
Well-Known Member
Ha ha, I know where you're coming from Stu. That's what holding me back from buying a shearling of some sort. Green and leather jackets seem to fly below the radar but I know a shearling will have the flak flying !oose said:
. Nice jacket by the way.
Willy McCoy
Member
You have a very interesting jacket.I am glad you posted this in the Nylon section as cloth after 1949 is mostly for garments other than jackets. I was hoping you would take some photo's of the MFGs nomenclature tag or if you have the reverse side cigarette pocket.
Front shot of jacket.
Manufactures/& size tag. Inside front left pocket.
Reversed.
Reversed with cigarette pocket.
Front shot of jacket.
Manufactures/& size tag. Inside front left pocket.
Reversed.
Reversed with cigarette pocket.
Willy McCoy
Member
The one I have is like the one in the Haise photo. No zipper box flap and a raglan sleeve design (no shoulder seam). I really like the photos you've posted of the different kind of jackets.
oose
Active Member
Hi Willy,
Thanks for posting your jacket shots, you have one interesting jacket to, it would be nice to work out a chronology on these test jackets. There is no pockets on the orange side, and no MFG nomenclature tag that I can find, its a bit of a mystery jacket. The inside orange is the same material as a 60's L-2b, date wise I'd put it no earlier mid 60's but before 1975. I'll post better pics tomorrow, I'm just please its my size and all.
yours stu
Thanks for posting your jacket shots, you have one interesting jacket to, it would be nice to work out a chronology on these test jackets. There is no pockets on the orange side, and no MFG nomenclature tag that I can find, its a bit of a mystery jacket. The inside orange is the same material as a 60's L-2b, date wise I'd put it no earlier mid 60's but before 1975. I'll post better pics tomorrow, I'm just please its my size and all.
yours stu
Willy McCoy
Member
It seems that the jackets I have seen like yours are a lot like the "Party Suit" and Aeromedical Suit tops that I have seen. Worn by Command and other upper echelon pilots. Very collectible jackets. I have seen Buzz Rickson make them for a while a few seasons ago. Should be a perfect jacket for springtime.
oose
Active Member
one more
"L to R: In this November 1971 photograph, Astronauts John Young, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, Fred Haise, Anthony England, Charles Fullerton, and Donald Peterson await deployment tests of the lunar roving vehicle qualification test unit."
Here are better pictures of where the patches were removed.
arm
chest
I've sent a message to the French buyer of the Orion jacket, his jacket may have the same talon zip on his cigarette pocket, this type of zip dates from the later part of the 60's used sometimes on luxury handbags. I'll keep on digging see what comes up.
So far Manufactures are
Fruhauf Southwest- 50's-early 60's
LAND.MFG.CO- 60's
Bowler Shirt & Uniform Company of Los Angeles- 60's
stu
"L to R: In this November 1971 photograph, Astronauts John Young, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, Fred Haise, Anthony England, Charles Fullerton, and Donald Peterson await deployment tests of the lunar roving vehicle qualification test unit."
Here are better pictures of where the patches were removed.
arm
chest
I've sent a message to the French buyer of the Orion jacket, his jacket may have the same talon zip on his cigarette pocket, this type of zip dates from the later part of the 60's used sometimes on luxury handbags. I'll keep on digging see what comes up.
So far Manufactures are
Fruhauf Southwest- 50's-early 60's
LAND.MFG.CO- 60's
Bowler Shirt & Uniform Company of Los Angeles- 60's
stu
Willy McCoy
Member
I am stumped as to the patches that may have been on your jacket. The triangular patch looks like a wing patch was there and the shoulder was where an airframe type patch was. The only triangular patch that Lockheed had was the Area 51 patch, at least that I can recall, or the Minotaur patch. It may be a jacket from an instructor from Air Wing Five that trained all branches and Nationalities in Florida.
oose
Active Member
Here is one of those NASA jackets made by Flight Wear by Land M.F.G.
Hi,
These were recently sold at auction, here is the description...
NASA Pilot's Blue Flight Jacket. This blue, orange parachute, silk-lined "Flite Wear" cloth jacket (X-Large/Regular) includes a NASA pilot's leather ID velcroed to the chest (J.B. COBB) as well as patches including the rare triangular blue NASA-MSC patch and a NASA meatball (3"). There is a blue-ink Scripto pen and a mechanical pencil (psst - it's marked "U. S. Government" on the barrel) in the left arm pocket.
Here is one of the mustard ones made by Kings Point MFG Co
NASA Pilot's Mustard NASA Flight Jacket. This white, silk-lined "Kings Point" cloth jacket (X-Large) includes a NASA pilot's leather ID velcroed to the chest (JERE COBB) as well as numerous patches including the rare triangular blue NASA-MSC patch, a NASA meatball (3"), a small US flag (2.5x1.5") patch, a "Lunar Landing Training Vehicle" patch (LLTV patches are almost never available) and a The Red Baron / Houston patch.
yours stu
Hi,
These were recently sold at auction, here is the description...
NASA Pilot's Blue Flight Jacket. This blue, orange parachute, silk-lined "Flite Wear" cloth jacket (X-Large/Regular) includes a NASA pilot's leather ID velcroed to the chest (J.B. COBB) as well as patches including the rare triangular blue NASA-MSC patch and a NASA meatball (3"). There is a blue-ink Scripto pen and a mechanical pencil (psst - it's marked "U. S. Government" on the barrel) in the left arm pocket.
Here is one of the mustard ones made by Kings Point MFG Co
NASA Pilot's Mustard NASA Flight Jacket. This white, silk-lined "Kings Point" cloth jacket (X-Large) includes a NASA pilot's leather ID velcroed to the chest (JERE COBB) as well as numerous patches including the rare triangular blue NASA-MSC patch, a NASA meatball (3"), a small US flag (2.5x1.5") patch, a "Lunar Landing Training Vehicle" patch (LLTV patches are almost never available) and a The Red Baron / Houston patch.
yours stu
Willy McCoy
Member
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150457774501&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Here is an example in sage/green.
Here is an example in sage/green.
