Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
- Physical Description
- Lieutenant James C. Edgerton's Brown United States Air Mail Flying Coat; exterior leather faded to nearly white; full olive drab silk lining, 2 lower flap pockets; 2 belt loops (belt missing); heavily soiled on cuffs; tear under right arm.
- Summary
- Air Mail Pilot's Coat and Helmet
- Lt. James Edgerton flew the mail from Philadelphia to Washington during the first scheduled air mail flight on May 15, 1918. He wore this helmet and coat during that flight. Edgerton left the Army in 1919 and became the Chief of Flying for the U.S. Air Mail Service.
- Gift of James C. Edgerton
- Credit Line
- Donated by Lt. James C. Edgerton
- ca. 1918
- Inventory Number
- A19320001000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
- Materials
- Leather
- Natural Fiber Fabrics (Silk)
- Plastic
- Uncharacterized Thread
- Ferrous Alloy
- Copper Alloy
- Paint
- Dimensions
- Clothing (On Mannequin): 89 × 53 × 19cm (2 ft. 11 1/16 in. × 1 ft. 8 7/8 in. × 7 1/2 in.)
- 3-D (Stored Flat, With Padding): 90.2 × 85.1 × 15.2cm (2 ft. 11 1/2 in. × 2 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 6 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- America by Air
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19320001000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95e5fe9ca-a4fd-4fc4-ba2a-a393a4f252d7
