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Blue Flight Suit?
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Actually ... the ones you are talking about --- they are called "sh!t hots" or "party suits" .... they are generally NOT flight gear issue (as in the above photos) and are generally not worn when participating in flight operations. They used to be made by GOMERs of varying sizes, colors, epicanthic eye-folds, nationalities, and shapes .... today, they are all probably made in the Workers' Paradise by ChiCom prisoners. For export, of course.
Unfortunately, "party suits" were always considered somewhat .... 'homogenized" .....at least by the hard-core, in the "old" days ... when ALL of us were still happy and "gay". We wore them ... but were always inexplicably .... "ashamed" and didn't really like them. Think about it: what kind of Naval Aviator would willingly wear something called a .... "party suit"???
Unless the squadron made a dedicated effort to clothe their finest in the finest ... i.e., VF-114 in their orange bags, for example .... it usually devolved down to the individual to secure anything other than standard, USGI, green issue flight bags. For flying, I''m talking ... not for posed pictures or 'O Club functions.
For example: I was not satisfied with being the "same" as everyone else for some reason, so during my nascent Naval Aviation career, I was swathed in 2 types (of course) of green NOMEX, orange NOMEX(compliments of VF-114), tan -- cotton (compliments of VX-4, China Lake), and NAVY BLUE NOMEX .... compliments, once again, of China Lake.
Not your sissy froo-froo powder blue zoom-bags as posted in the above pix ... but a dark NAVY BLUE flight suit with padded shoulders (so as not to "chafe" when wearing a torso harness) ... made in America .... and very nice. Still have all of 'em .... I sometimes do light work on the car in them these days.
Or smoke a cigar on the deck.
Unfortunately, "party suits" were always considered somewhat .... 'homogenized" .....at least by the hard-core, in the "old" days ... when ALL of us were still happy and "gay". We wore them ... but were always inexplicably .... "ashamed" and didn't really like them. Think about it: what kind of Naval Aviator would willingly wear something called a .... "party suit"???
Unless the squadron made a dedicated effort to clothe their finest in the finest ... i.e., VF-114 in their orange bags, for example .... it usually devolved down to the individual to secure anything other than standard, USGI, green issue flight bags. For flying, I''m talking ... not for posed pictures or 'O Club functions.
For example: I was not satisfied with being the "same" as everyone else for some reason, so during my nascent Naval Aviation career, I was swathed in 2 types (of course) of green NOMEX, orange NOMEX(compliments of VF-114), tan -- cotton (compliments of VX-4, China Lake), and NAVY BLUE NOMEX .... compliments, once again, of China Lake.
Not your sissy froo-froo powder blue zoom-bags as posted in the above pix ... but a dark NAVY BLUE flight suit with padded shoulders (so as not to "chafe" when wearing a torso harness) ... made in America .... and very nice. Still have all of 'em .... I sometimes do light work on the car in them these days.
Or smoke a cigar on the deck. My dad still has a collection of both... retired SH-3 driver, 1994 after 20 years. Always wondered why they had the blue ones, didn't realize they were standard issue.
Any idea why coasties seem to have mixed colors? Same reason? I've seen videos where left seat is wearing green and right is wearing blue and vice-versa, plus aircrew mixing it up. What's going on there?
Any idea why coasties seem to have mixed colors? Same reason? I've seen videos where left seat is wearing green and right is wearing blue and vice-versa, plus aircrew mixing it up. What's going on there?
Probably what's clean on Tuesday ... what's dirty on Friday ...etc., etc. ... ???erautreetopflyr said:
mules83 said:Here is a pic from vf-51 in their black suits. My dad is fourth from the left standing(in black). He said he wore the black/blue flight suits for airshows/homecoming/special events.
If you are good, you will reconize the xo as the current vice cno
I recognize quite a few people in there...
I believe the CG used to wear blue flightsuits until recently, when they switched over to the typical green worn by the other services. At least thats what several of the Coasties in my API class a couple years ago told me.
gregsivers said:
VF-213 flew into Oceana yesterday wearing Royal Blue Flight Suits (their color). They buy the real deal and after embroidery, it runs about $250. VF-41(Black Aces) was wearing Black "Ninja" flight suits a few years back with special Black boots (similar to SEAL desert type boots). Like A4s said, it's all about squadron image...like the use of Orange Flight Suits by Aardvarks when they were still flying Tomcats. Don't see too many of the SH flight suits anymore (Far East connection) except at Tailhook Flight Suit night when they seem to come out of the closet (no pun intended).
