1950s US Navy Flight Suit Type MIL-C-5390-D Dated 1958 Size 36 Reg

This is a 1950s United States Navy flight suit type MIL-C-5390-D dated 195It is a size 36 regular and has nine pockets and zipper closures at the ends of both the arms and legs.

Circa 1958.

Size 36 regular (18-1/2" from armpit to armpit, 28" inseam, 57" length from top of shoulder to bottom, 16-1/2" from shoulder to shoulder along back and 21" from shoulder sleeve to end of cuff.

metal zippers, resin buttons.

Zippers at neck, end of pant legs and sleeves, and on pockets, buttons at waist.

SERXAL on zipper; BUAER Ð U.S. NAVY COVERALL, SUMMER, FLYING SPECIFICATION MIL-C-5390-D (AER) ALBERT TURNER & CO. INC. CONTRACT NO. Q.M. (C.T.M.) 2146 O.I. 1235-E-58 SIZE 36 REG. (and laundering instructions).

This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay STORE VAJX11 LFEX11/11 SeFEX6/15

7+ (Very Fine+): The suit has some overall light to medium wear, with one small hole on one sleeve and the back of one thigh. There is a black mark on the back of one leg and on one pant cuff.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.