phantomfixer Posted April 15, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 15, 2019 A not so common flyers glove still stitch tacked together, contract dated 1967.. they fit like a ...well they fit perfect, but leaving them tacked for now... I have never run across a pair...and have read they are USAF issue for a limited time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted April 16, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 16, 2019 I have a brand new pair of size 8s myself still tacked and in the plastic bag. Forget if they are 67 or 68 contract. They look similar to the FRP-1 nomex gloves, though not sure on what they are made of and obviously 2 tone gray vs OD and gray. They pop up time to time, I believe there was a old thread on here about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted April 16, 2019 Share #3 Posted April 16, 2019 Dug them out as I was just looking through my Nam era flight gloves. They are 68 contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted April 17, 2019 way cool you still have the issue bag too...nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBookGuy Posted July 7, 2021 Share #5 Posted July 7, 2021 Hello just noticed now this topic. Yes an interesting glove, possibly not very much known - officialy introduced in USAF/Army service about October or November 1964 if I'm not wrong. Two-tone cotton/leather construction w/ pattern close to GS-FRP/1's but w/o any fire-retardant properties. Hues of gray/very light azure particularly appealing to me. Here mine from 1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBookGuy Posted July 7, 2021 Share #6 Posted July 7, 2021 Hee (much likelyly) the HAU-7/P being worn at the controls of XB-70 Valkyrie, from min. 1:02 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-y8Brwlp-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted July 23, 2021 way cool! just saw this thanks much for the link very rarely does a movie having matching theme music...but they nailed this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted July 23, 2021 Share #8 Posted July 23, 2021 Look very functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBookGuy Posted July 24, 2021 Share #9 Posted July 24, 2021 In my opinion a not much known gloves, yet they must have been a transitional item that also saw operational use. If period of introduction is correct as I found it (autumn 1964) they pre-date the GS-FRP/1 gloves by at least two years, being the first to propose the pattern fabric + leather that will become a standard subsequently. The GS-FRP/1' fabric was an early Nomex while the HGU-7/P's wasn't fire retardant, but resemblance is evident. Mine as pictured in above posts have a 1967 date, and Size 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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