This   replica of a WW2 NAVY G-1 flight jacket. Created by a Navy artist aircrewman who normally takes commissions, this one is currently available. Taking inspiration from an original PBY VPB-71 squadron aged veterans’ jacket. Using a modern G-1 from the USN, it attempts to duplicate the dedication and hand painted personalization typical of squadron painters who increased camaraderie by painting squadron logos and beautiful ladies on their jackets and planes. Hand painted with no airbrushing or decals.

This is not an actual WW2 jacket. Please do not assume it is. Actual WW2 flight jackets are 700-2000 USD. Buyer accepts responsibility for reading all information and accepts all restrictions.

Condition of the jacket is great and will last a lifetime.Paint will age over time with use as with the originals. We Navy crewmen still wear the G-1 for combat flights and  to honor our fellow flyers that went before us. You will support wounded warriors with your purchase. Size 38 to 40 .

Below is info on an veteran of VPB-71. Last photo is a sample of his jacket and VPB-71 squadron is included for reference.

……….another fine example of a g-1 with squadron insignia, this painted directly onto the goatskin, depicting a nautical "black cat" in a mae west and dixie cup brandishing two pistols and smoking a cigar. designed by famed milton caniff for night operating pby catalina units, described below an original by squadron membe . You can't make it out but the waistband on this is, atypically, non-bidirectional and, instead, 2-ply,  just like the aaf issue. lining shade is also an atypical but not unknown reddish brown. , belonged to a member of vpb-71 on the 1944/1945 tour. we were a "black cat" squadron flying pby catalina aircraft painted flat black. among other assignments, we flew night search missions from morotai in the netherlands east indies to the philippines, borneo etc. after joining in the invasion of luzon at lingayen gulf, we flew night search missions to formosa hong kong and other points on the china coast. we were credited with sinking around 85,000 tons of japanese shipping on these missions and were awarded the navy unit commendation. the insignia is a black cat, in keeping with our night missions, and was designed for us in 1944 by milton caniff at the request of our intelligence officer. the significance of the two forty-five automatics that the cat is wielding is that we were aggressively seeking and sinking enemy shipping as well as bombing shore installations. most pby squadrons were involved in dumbo, air-sea operations of WW2.

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