WWII US NAVY FLIGHT JACKETS M-422, M-422A , M-421A , M-445A , AN-J-3A , AN-6552

[navy]

First post.

 

Figure some may be interested. The vintage leather jackets forum posted a detailed history of the USN intermediate leather flight jackets with a lot of contract examples. The newly uncovered government paper trails brought up a ton of new information too. For example, the M-422a had longer sleeves than the M-422, but that was only a M-422a amendment change, with the addition of new material a key reason for the shift. The AN-J-3 specification (aka AN6552) was a surprisingly brief line item markup of the M-422a spec. The AN-J-3a was called a "G-1" within the US Navy long before "G-1" was placed on the 55J14 label. And the 55J14 spec came out in 1947, but they didn't start making them until 1949.

 

Navy Department Specification - Jackets, Aviation, Leather. 37J1, July 1, 1927
Navy Department Specification - Jackets, Aviators'. 37J1a, Dec. 1, 1932
Navy Aeronautical Specification - Jackets, Leather, Intermediate, Aviators'. M-422, Mar. 28, 1940
Navy Aeronautical Specification - Jackets, Leather, Intermediate, Aviators'. M-422a, Oct. 1, 1940
Army-Navy Aeronautical Specification Intermediate* - Jackets, Leather Flying. AN-J-3, Apr. 15, 1943
Army-Navy Aeronautical Specification - Jackets, Leather Flying. AN-J-3a, Oct. 5, 1943
Navy Aeronautical Specification - Jackets, Flight, Leather, Intermediate, G-1, 55-J-14, Oct 31, 1947
Military Specification - Jackets, Flight, Leather, Intermediate, G-1. MIL-J-7823, Nov 21, 1951
Military Specification - Jackets, Flying, Man's, Type G-1. MIL-J-7823A, Nov 28, 1958
Military Specification - Jackets, Flying, Man's, Type G-1. MIL-J-7823B, Oct. 7, 1960
Military Specification - Jackets, Flying, Man's, Intermediate, Type G-1. MIL-J-7823C, Sep. 3, 1963
Military Specification - Jackets, Flying, Man's, Intermediate, G-1. MIL-J-7823D, Apr. 19, 1966
Military Specification - Jackets, Flyer's, Intermediate, G-1. MIL-J-7823E, Jan. 15, 1971
Detail Specification - Jackets, Flyer's, Intermediate, G-1. MIL-DTL-7823F, Jun. 9, 2020

 

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[KASTAUFFER]

I have has this Korean War G-1 for a while but have neglected to post it. The pilot who wore this served in WWII as well, but this is his Korean War jacket reflecting his service with VMF-115.  
 

it is a nice unscrewed with all original  jacket . The pilot added snaps to the lower pockets. I also like the coins he added to the zipper pull.

 

 

 

 

[jerry_k]

Epic jacket Kurt!