USAF Light Blue Experimental Test Sample Flight Jacket and Suit

[Austin_Militaria]

Rarely seen light blue USAF Experimental Test Sample Flight Suit and jacket. Both are named to Colonel Shelly (Sheldon) Godkin. Dated 1972. The jacket is a similar color to the NASA jackets by Flight Wear that were made around the same time. I have only ever run across one other light blue colored 2 piece flight suit a few years ago.

 

Anyone have any information on these or other light blue test samples to show?

[kammo-man]

That’s a very rare jacket for sure.
Owen


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[hink441]

Very nice but those are god-awful ugly 😁

 

Would love to have one though!!

[manayunkman]

Looks like a party suit.

 

Have never seen one before.

 

What does that tag say in the jacket?

[TheCrustyBosun]

Didn’t Travolta wear something like that?  Kidding. Interesting catch for sure. 

[Austin_Militaria]

Both have USAF Experimental Test Sample tags.

[Austin_Militaria]

Both have the same tags.

[Randy]

Leisure flight clothing... gotta love the 70s! Almost looks like the AF was influenced by the party suit craze and tried to make something more official. Thankfully these never caught on.

 

Randy

[Stab_Nam]

I recently picked up this P4-A which happens to be named to Shelly as well. It's a size large and has a contract date of 1955. I also have his boots which are private purchase zip up boots. The date inside of the boots are 1970, leading me to believe he likely wore the boots at the same time as he would have worn your experimental flight suit.