LOST WORLDS
FLIGHT JACKETS COLLECTION
G-1
FLIGHT JACKET
VF-74, USN, WWII
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WWII G-1s with
insignia are difficult to find -- in the steamy Pacific theaters leather jackets were
often replaced by flight suits or cotton jackets. Note the dramatic fading to dull gold of
the mouton collar, a common feature. When issued the collars were dark brown but sun and
salt oxidized the fur dye. This beautiful example has lost its manufacturer tag, also
common. The painted leather squadron patch is a fine example of the great cartoon art so
prevalent in era military insignia. The comics were a vital part of American popular
culture in the first half of the 20th Century, and WWII insignia reflect this affection
and preoccupation. The leather name tag is the widespread WWII tan leather version; most
postwar tags are black leather. Condition is near unworn -- with little mothing to wool
parts, the common ailment!
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