Flight Jackets

Adam — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:19:12 +0000

A flight jacket is a casual jacket that was created for pilots and eventually became part of popular culture and apparel. Today, flight jackets are usually associated with the MA-1, a now-obsolete U.S. military jacket, which is mostly found in sage green. It is made with flight silk nylon and usually has a blaze orange lining, with the specification tag in the pocket, though earlier models had a sage-green lining and the specification tag on the neck area. It has two slanted flap pockets on the front, two inner pockets, and a zipped pocket with pen holders on the left sleeve. The lighter-weight version of the MA-1 is known as the L-2B flight jacket, which in turn, replaced both the original L2 and L2A jackets, which all three differentiate from the MA-1 as they have snap-down epaulets and no inside pockets.

M65 Jackets

Adam — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:03:17 +0000

the jacket is aligned hip length design, having a bi-swing back, fly front closure secured by a zip and snap fasteners. it has two-piece set-in sleeves (with adjustable cuffs and hand shield extensions) and a convertible stand-up collar. the collar has an adjustable tab, closure, secured with a loop fastener tape and a horizontal zip fastener, closure on the under-collar, which acts as for the built-in hood, the built-in hood has a single draw-cord adjustment and when not in use is concealed between the jacket outer shell and fabric liner.

the jacket has two bellows type breast pockets and two lower inside hanging pockets all with flaps closures secured by snap fasteners. the specification (Revision K) requires pieces of loop faster tape in the following positions for insignia at top of each sleeve for placement of patches on the right and left sides of the chest directly above the breast pockets for the name tape with the same on the shoulders and collar.

on the inside of the jacket there are buttons for attaching the insulating liner in the cold weather, it has open underarms, buttonholes at the neck and front edges and buttonholes at the sleeve bottoms for attaching the liner to the jacket the liner is quilted and made of polyester batting covered with 3 piles of ripstop nylon cloth.

M65 Field Jacket – Comanche Armament Corporation

Flight Jackets

M65 Jackets