Item 2016.105 - USMC Military M-426A Summer Flight Suit

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2016.105

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USMC Military M-426A Summer Flight Suit

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  • 1942 (Creation)

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1

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United States Armed Forces

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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United States Navy Marine Corps Second World War summer weight flying suit for the VMSB - 344 Marines Scout Bombing Squadron, which was inactivated in October 1944 , with "VMSB - 344" stencil on the chest and "32" on the left sleeve , and "USN" inside , complete with belt, beige brown cotton material, heavy duty talon zippers with leather pull, in size 42L (medium long).
Country of Design: United States

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      Cotton

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      Men exhibition label:
      USMC M-426A SUMMER FLYING SUIT
      Berk-Ray Corp
      1942

      This M-426A summer flying suit was worn by a member of the United States Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 244 - as shown by the stencilled VMSB-244 on the front. Formed in March 1942, they were active until June 1946 when the squadron was disbanded following the end of the Second World War.

      Cotton
      Archive no. 2016.105

      Note

      Invisible
      Men exhibition label:
      USMC M-426A SUMMER FLYING SUIT
      Berk-Ray Corp
      1942

      This M-426A summer flying suit was worn by a member of the United States Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 244 - as shown by the stencilled VMSB-244 on the front. Formed in March 1942, they were active until June 1946 when the squadron was disbanded following the end of the Second World War.

      Cotton
      Archive no. 2016.105

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      U.CV.US1 - 2016

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