Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Perrone Aviation Apparel
- Physical Description
- Southwest Airlines Pilot's flying jacket; black leather exterior shell with black rayon lining; zipper down fron with wind flap; two lower flap pockets with slash hand pockets; rear arm pleats; shoulder epaulets with Captain's insignia; snap cuffs; lower elastic rear band; leather and velcro Command Pilot's badge on front with white emboridered wings and text "HERB KELLEHER SOUTHWEST AIRLINES"; embroidered Southwest Airlines winged logo on inside lining; manufactuerer's tag on inside collar; two inner zipper pockets; name tag embroidered on inside left breast pocket; leather manufacturer's tag on inside left pocket.
- Summary
- Captain
- Southwest Airlines, 2000
- Symbolic of Southwest Airlines’ casual efficiency, airline employees dress in comfortable clothes, a strategy meant to reduce fatigue, improve morale, and promote higher productivity. Southwest was the first airline to issue military-style leather flight jackets to its pilots.
- Gift of Southwest Airlines
- Credit Line
- Donated by Southwest Airlines
- Inventory Number
- A20010071000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Uniforms: Civil
- Materials
- Leather
- Non-Magnetic White Metal
- Copper Alloy
- Thread
- Synthetic Fiber Fabric
- Organic Fiber Fabric
- Dimensions
- Clothing (On Mannequin): 70.5 × 64 × 20cm (27 3/4 × 25 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
- Other (Sleeve Length): 60cm (23 5/8 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_A20010071000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b9d64512-c6ff-4f79-b203-bdae81a032fb
