Teamski Posted November 25, 2010 Share #1 Posted November 25, 2010 Hey guys, A friend of mine wanted me to post this Pre WWII USN flight suit in hopes somebody would know something about it. A couple questions: 1. Is this a standard cold weather flight suit or something more specialized? He thought the guy might have been a dirigible flight crew. 2. What does "MR-24" on the back signify? 3. What is the Modification "2" on the tag? 4. What does CASF mean? 5. Was the guy a dirigible aircrewman? Any information would be greatly appreciated!! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Corpsmancollector Posted November 25, 2010 Share #6 Posted November 25, 2010 I can safely say I have never seen anything like that before. I'll also say I like, a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted November 25, 2010 Share #7 Posted November 25, 2010 This is a really hard to find flight suit, that has also seen much better days. It was issue to Navy & Marine pilots in the 1930's. The toughest part to find is the flight jacket that goes with it. I think its name is something like a 34RJ or RJ34. Those numbers could be wrong but going by pure memory as I have only ever seen two real ones on the marketplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 25, 2010 Share #8 Posted November 25, 2010 There is one of these on a Japanese page at http://cider104.blog14.fc2.com/blog-entry-400.html - converting Yen to Dollars, it looks like they were asking $1,880 for it. It also has a MR number on the back: Bell's Aviation has one for sale for about $850 (in good condition): the call it 1930s USN S-89 Mod 1 Corduroy Flying Suit The writing on the suit shown here indicates it was worn by Aerographer 1st Class M.O. Erwin. The was a guy by the name of Mason Oren Erwin who enlisted in the Navy in 1933, got a commission in 1943 and retired as a Commander in 1962. He served with Sino-American Cooperative Organization, whose reunion website says "SACO supplied the Fleet with regular weather reports from many occupied areas in the Far East" so an officer with an aerographer background would have been a natural. It'd be interesting to get Mason Oren Erwin's records and see if he was an enlisted Aerographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted November 25, 2010 Outstanding! Thank you guys! I'll pass it on. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrapneldude Posted November 25, 2010 Share #10 Posted November 25, 2010 I think CASF has something to do with medical / aeromedical evacuation. At least, it does nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted November 26, 2010 Share #11 Posted November 26, 2010 Here's an almost unissued variation of the above suit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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