West Point 1950s Cadet Jacket Classics USAF 1960s flight jacket

Classics USAF 1960s flight jacket as worn by aviators throughout the Vietnam period

Tagged a size 5

with Big Yank branded zipper

This beautiful silver plated piece would have been made in Japan in 1948 and likely sold to a US serviceman stationed there

Introduced into service inn 1967 this was an early iteration of the ERDL pattern camouflage that would become the standard US camo pattern of the second half on Vietnam and on into the 1970s

West Point 1950s Cadet Jacket Classics USAF 1960s flight jacketA nice early example of the classic West Point cadet jacket. Similar patterns were worn well into the 90s, but this is one of the earliest I've come across dating to the mid 1950s. Condition Worn but nice, some yellowing from age and a moth nip to the waistband. Size Tagged size has faded Fits like a smal medium Pit to pit 21" Shoulder to shoulder 18" Shoulder to cuff 24" Collar to hem 23. 5"