Our favorite new arrival? The Blood Chit T-Shirt. The ‘Blood Chit’ flag contains a message in several languages indentifying an airman as a U.S. Aviator if he was shot down, aiding in a safe return to U.S. Forces.
Wear this genuine Alpha T-Shirt with pride:http://bit.ly/10U3t15
Alpha 101: Sateen Shooter’s Coat. This jacket was issued to Army and Marine Corps personnel selected for marksmen/sharpshooter training and competitions. The jackets had heavy padding on the elbows and shoulders to cushion repeated recoils of rifles during the long hours of shooting practice and competitions.
Alpha 101 #tbt: The L-2B was the summer weight nylon jacket that replaced lightweight leather flying jackets after the end of WWII. This jacket was one of the first L-2B jackets made to reverse to Indian Orange to aid rescue of downed pilots. Would you rock the orange today?
We’re glad it’s finally shorts weather, which is why this new spring arrival is a favorite: Tracker Shorts. http://ow.ly/koubZ
Throwback Thursday: The B-15 flight jacket was issued to the US Army Air and US Air Forces from 1940s to 1952. The B-15D was the last revision of the style. By the late 1940s the B-15’s mouton fur collar was found to interfere with new helmets issued to air crews flying advanced air jets. The B-15 was modified by substituting a knit collar for the fur collar. Beginning in 1950, the B-15 was phased out and replaced with the MA-1 flight jacket.
Do you like the jacket with or without the fur collar?
