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Suit, Flying, United States Air Force Thunderbirds

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Gibson & Barnes Inc.
Physical Description
United States Air Force (U.S.A.F.) Thunderbirds Flight suit; dark blue nomex one piece coverall with zipper down front; one upper left breast zipper pocket; one zipper pocket on eace lower leg; snap cuffs; attached waist belt; white elastic nylon draws on inside back of suit; drop fall collar; manufacture and care tags on inside right waist; attached epaulets with gold embroidered Major oak leaf rank insignia; white embroidered text over left breast pocket "3, Nichole Malachowski, Right WIng"; sewn-on embroidered U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds insignia on right breast (royal blue phoenix with yellow beak and eye, red disk for a body with a white five point star, four royal blue upper profiles of F-16 formation on white star, black letter script text "Thunderbirds"); sewn-on embroidered fifty star United States national flag on upper left arm.
Credit Line
Gift of Nicole Malachowski, USAF Thunderbird #3, 2006-2007
2006-2007
Inventory Number
A20080404000
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
Materials
Overall: Armid (Nomex)
Dimensions
Clothing (On Mannequin): 49.5 × 23.6 × 143.5cm (1 ft. 7 1/2 in. × 9 5/16 in. × 4 ft. 8 1/2 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar
Boeing Aviation Hangar
National Air and Space Museum
Record ID
nasm_A20080404000
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90dec95a0-e911-43eb-ba9d-2f5c54f6e5e6
Front view of mannequin in navy-blue flight suit and red helmet with oxygen mask
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Front view of mannequin in navy-blue flight suit and red helmet with oxygen mask
Back view of mannequin in navy-blue flight suit and red helmet with Thunderbirds logo

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