25” back length with drop scoop hem
Vented underarm gussets + box-stitched epaulets
and others — a deliberate decision by planners who anticipated coalition aircrew could be downed anywhere across a geographically and linguistically fragmented theater spanning Saudi Arabia
and printed survival text in English
The Hellcat’s cowhide weight and construction follows the current US Navy contract material standard
Vietnam Era Silk Blood Chit best seller 25” back length with dropThe Vietnam Era blood chit was issued to USAF, USN, and USMC aircrew flying over Southeast Asia the longest running blood chit program in American military history, spanning from the early 1960s through 1975. The Vietnam blood chit contains survival text in 12 languages covering the complex linguistic landscape of the theater: Vietnamese (northern and southern dialects), Khmer, Lao, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog, and others reflecting the