What Year CWU-27/P Flight Suit

[AB12]

Hi,

 

Would like to find out what year this CWU-27/P Flight Suit is from.

Info on Satan's Angels Squadron and the Tactical Air Command

and id the patch on the left shoulder.

 

Thanks

 

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[Johnny Signor]

That's a Navy Divers specialty type patch on the shoulder, the FWS patch is a Fighter Weapons Squadron , try USAFpatches.com for that one, I'd say late 70's early 80's for it .

[Bob Hudson]

It has a 1969 contract number

[FtrPlt]

As already stated, the flightsuit itself is a 1969 contract item.

 

The 433rd FWS

Redesignated 433 Fighter Weapons Squadron on 10 May 1976. Activated on 1 Oct 1976. Inactivated on 30 Dec 1981.

source: http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10763

 

Plastic-encased rank was used from the 1970s thru at least the mid-80s

[AB12]

Thanks to all for the replies.

 

Was it common to have a Navy Divers patch on a USAF flight suit.

[BlueBookGuy]

What is perplexing to me, is the fact the suit (at least, under this lighting) appears to be a true shade of sage green going to a greysh - if from a 1969 contract, it should be among the very very first CWU-27/P produced and issued and thus have a decidedly NOT sage, but almost toward a "yellowish" green hue.

In fact the very first GS-FRP flight gloves of that era were a perfect match for those suits, as for the color.

 

But, more I couldn't say with certainty.

Franco

[River Patrol]

 

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Was it common to have a Navy Divers patch on a USAF flight suit.

 

It is extremely unusual to find this combination.

[AB12]

Thanks to all for the replies.

 

Franco if you look at the 2nd pic above that's closest to the right shade.

[Bob Hudson]

What is perplexing to me, is the fact the suit (at least, under this lighting) appears to be a true shade of sage green going to a greysh - if from a 1969 contract, it should be among the very very first CWU-27/P produced and issued and thus have a decidedly NOT sage, but almost toward a "yellowish" green hue.

In fact the very first GS-FRP flight gloves of that era were a perfect match for those suits, as for the color.

 

Shades of green such as this are among the hardest to get accurate color with when photographing them with digital cameras. The colors used in the old USMC HBT's are similar and the color temperature of the the source light and the sensors in the camera can make it nearly impossible at times to show the "real" color.

[BlueBookGuy]

It's true mr. Hudson,

at least one has to try by steps by changing position relative to the subject, doing more shots with or without artificial light, and changing the distance as well.

 

The following is a picture of Capt. S. Ritchie taken in summer 1972, his CWU-27/P is of course from the very early batches issued - can assure the result here is absolutely 100% identical to the book picture as for the correct shade of green.

Assuming the wartime photo does show the very correct degree of this shade as it was when worn by Ritchie, we consequently could say the photo posted here does show us how the early CWU-27/P did look like.

 

Franco.