{"product_id":"usaf-1974-l-2b-flight-jacket-patched-named","title":"USAF 1974 L-2B Flight Jacket -  Patched \u0026 Named","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryone who visits this site knows how much I love flight jackets, and you really can't get a more definitive pattern than the L-2B. Much lighter and (in my humble opinion) more wearable that it's MA-1 elder brother, the L-2B really is the archetypal jacket if you're into flight wear. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautiful example, dated 1974, is named to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/supersabresociety.org\/biography\/smith-robert-c\/\"\u003eCaptain Robert C \"Chick\" Smith\u003c\/a\u003e, who joined the airforce in 1966. He would fly 238 missions in Vietnam with the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e306th Tactical Fighter Squadron. He would later spend 30 years flying for Delta. You can read a little about him \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mowells.com\/obituaries\/Robert-Craig-Smith?obId=45718058\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is in used, but good shape. Some mothing and wear to cuffs and collar. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTagged medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePit to pit 24\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoulder to shoulder 18\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoulder to cuff 24\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollar to hem 24\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Major's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47545230033068,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/4445\/5084\/files\/l2b-1974-chick-1.jpg?v=1790705181","url":"https:\/\/themajorstailor.com\/products\/usaf-1974-l-2b-flight-jacket-patched-named","provider":"The Major's Tailor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}