U.S. NAVY PILOT WAKE ISLAND G-1 LEATHER FLYING JACKET

This is an American Navy Pilot WAKE ISLAND G-1 leather flying jacket.

Comes with nice original WWII issue Naval Aviator’s wing.

It has a Wake island patch on the front.   There is stitching on the inside of the jacket behind the patch but also seems to be like a gluey substance under the patch maybe from heat that disturbed the patch backing.

So we are unsure what is going on with this patch or if it is original to this jacket,  pretty cool if it is.

The "G-1" military flight jacket is the commonly accepted name for the fur-lined-collar World War II-era flight jacket of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The G-1 remains a current uniform-issue item in naval aviation for officer and enlisted aviation personnel on flying status in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard (i.e., Naval Aviator, Naval Flight Officer, Naval Flight Surgeon, Naval Aircrewman, etc.) and is arguably best known as the leather flight jacket as worn by Tom Cruise in the film Top Gun.

Brown leather goatskin jacket with brown shearling collar and brown lining/ brown knit cuffs and waistband, two flap patch pockets on the front with buttons. The jacket is in really good condition.

Size 42.

Contract #  (L.W. Foster Sportswear, 7823(AER), DA-36-243-QM(CTM)2134)