Open Cockpit Aviator’s Jacket

Issued only in Fall 1983 and Fall 1984 this Goatskin jacket is more rare than the other BR leathers. From the catalog: “Issued in the 1930s to the U.S. Navy Air Force pilots, this ingenious jacket was uniquely designed for the special demands of open cockpit flying. The average altitude for flying then was 5,500 feet, an altitude which is only 17 degrees cooler than sea level-which is why the jacket is lighter-weight than the later version for WWII, when planes flew above 10,000 feet. Authentic in every detail: double entry pockets, adjustable side tabs, full underarm gussets for non-bulky fit, brass zippers, inside map pocket, re-enforcement on elbows and upper torso to withstand abrasion of cockpit cowling, and zippered sleeves to allow freedom of movement during aerobatics in combat maneuvers. Perfect springtime flight jacket, made for us by the same old world manufacturer who designed the original fifty years ago for the U.S. Navy. A sleek jacket, very soft, very tough.”