Flight Suits: VF-3 M-442A Historical WWII Leather Flight Jacket

VF-3 pilot Butch O’Hare became the Navy’s first ace and a Medal of Honor winner by shooting down five aircraft in one mission. And "Fighting Three" pilots wore the M422-A jacket with their legendary Felix the Cat patch. VF-3 flew F-4F Wildcats from the carriers Saratoga, Lexington, and Yorktown in historic battles at Wake, Bougainville, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and Midway. It became one of the Navy's most famous squadrons and its jackets sought after as symbols of courage, honor, and bravery.

This limited edition, collector’s jacket has all the features of World War II M-422A jackets, including seal brown goatskin, crimson lining, and distinctive rib-rack knit waistband. The letters U.S.N. are stenciled in silver under the russet brown lamb's wool collar. On the right chest is the famous VF-3 Felix the Cat squadron patch embroidered on felt and a leather nametag with WWII Naval Aviator wings and your name on the left chest.

VF-3 Historical Navy M-422A shown in seal brown goatskin leather.

Features:

Underarm gussets & eyelets
Russet brown mouton (lamb's wool) collar
Pointed collar
USN stenciled under collar
Crimson lining with action back
Gracefully curved throat latch
Double pleated bi-swing back with half belt

Gracefully curved button pockets flaps
Rib knit cuffs
Original rib rack waistband
Pencil pocket under pocket flap
Internal snap-down map pocket
Nickel zipper with bell pull
VF-3 patch
Leather nametag with your name

Standard Sizes:

Sizes - Men's sizes 36 to 50, regular & tall.
Other sizes are made-to-measure.

Item 6252

VF-3 Historical Navy M-422A jacket
Goatskin, seal brown.

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