In the 1930’s it became apparent, with the introduction of aircraft carriers, to develop a new aviator’s jacket. In 1938, a goatskin waist length jacket with a sheepskin collar was designed. This M-422 became the uniform of U.S. Navy aviators. Afterwards BU AERO USN named this jacket G-1. The difference between the two is that the G-1 is shorter, has symmetrical front patch pockets and brown lining. 1/Jacket, Intermediaire, BuAERO-U.S. Navy, SPEC M-422A. The remarkable features of this pattern include the red lining, front patch pockets, with the left one widened to include a stitched pen holder. Back feature action pleats and a deep inside pocket gives room for flight calculator.Naval and Marine pilots habitually used the M-422A in the early days of WW2. 2/Jacket, Intermediaire, Type G-1 55-J-14 Pattern 3/Jacket, Intermediaire, Type G-1 7823 Pattern The G-1 has gone through several pattern modifications, beginning with 55-J-14 in 1950 to 7823, which is the 1960’s pattern. The G-1 was to be superseded with the arrival of practical air conditioned and pressurized aircraft, but continued to be popular on carriers and air bases. 4/Jacket, Winter, Light, BuAERO-U.S. Navy, SPEC M-444. This sheepskin jacket is in fact the naval version of the B-3. As usual with the U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics, the concept was developed with more care to the details. Collar is easy to close because of long front zipper, inside tubular cuffs insulate the arms, and 2 front pockets with buttoned flap are patched on front of the M-444.			2 3 4

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