Started by Ed Land in Kansas in 1959 Flite Wear by Land MFG would become widely known for making the flight jackets worn by NASA and other test pilots. Ed was initially employed by Fruhauf, a band uniform company and sometime maker of small batch flying clothing for the Air Force and aircraft manufacturers. When the Fruhauf owners threw away a government contract wanting to focus on band uniforms, Ed would take the contract out of the bin and found Land MFG, and it's brand Flite Wear. Flite Wear would most famously make the jackets worn by Astronauts of the Apollo era, but also manufactured for many of the aircraft makers of the age.
This example I believe (based on the few others of this pattern I've seen) was made for Grumman in the mid-late 1960s.
Condition
Excellent condition, some marks showing a patch removed from the chest, but otherwise perfect.
Size
- Tagged a XL-regular
- Fits large
- Pit to pit 25"
- Shoulder to shoulder (approx raglan) 18"
- Shoulder to cuff (approx raglan) 23"
- Collar to hem 25"