United States. A Vietnam War (Usn) G1 Men's Flying Jacket, Squadron 263 "Thunder Chickens"

This flight jacket has a chocolate brown leather exterior and is equipped with a light brown wool fur collar. The underside of the collar with a strap stitched in place on the left side, the strap affixed to a chocolate brown button, while the right side has two chocolate brown plastic buttons stitched in place. There is a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 "Thunder Chickens" (HMM-263 "Gopher Broke") patch in orange, blue, brown, black and yellow embroidery, measuring 90 mm in diameter, stitched in place on the right breast, while the left breast has a 97 mm (w) x 53 mm (h) black leather name patch stitched in place, the patch stamped in gold-colored ink with the United States Marine Corps insignia, above the inscription "A.F. BRUCK / CORP. / USMC". The front incorporates a full-length zipper, the zipper's slider with a copper pull tab and a thin black leather strap affixed, the underlying weather flap with the capital letters "U.S.N." (United States Navy) inscribed via a series of punched holes forming the letters. There are large pockets stitched in place on either side at the waist, each pocket bearing a chocolate brown plastic button, and when fed through the slot on the flap, secures the flap in place. The full-length waistband and both sleeve cuffs are fabricated from an elasticized chocolate brown nylon/wool blend. The interior is lined in a chocolate brown nylon, with a side-entry pocket placed just inside the opening on the left side with a brown-finished brass snap closure. There is a label sewn in place in the collar inscribed "JACKET, FLYING, MEN'S / INTERMEDIATE, TYPE G-1 / MIL-J-7823D (WP) / 8415-268-7802 / STAR SPORTSWEAR MFG. CO. / USA100-69-C-0475 / SIZE 46" (the MIL-J-7823D (WP) military specification under which the naval flight jackets were fabricated was established in 1966). The jacket measures 480 mm across the shoulders x 610 mm in length, exhibiting surface wear and scuffing on the back side of the left sleeve, holes in both sleeve cuffs, along with wear evident on the right side in the wool collar from active use. The leathers remain relatively supple given their age, displaying quality workmanship and intact stitching throughout. As worn.

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