Type K-1 Army Air Corps flight suit worn by Woodrow W. Crockett
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1944
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Bates Shoe Co., American
label: Worn by
content: Woodrow W. Crockett, American, 1918 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
label: Used by
content: 100th Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: A type K-1 Army Air Corps summer flight suit of the 100th Fighter Squadron worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. The suit is a size medium, made of cotton twill, and was distributed by the US Army Air Forces (USAAF). There is an area on the PL shoulder painted with the USAAF insignia. The suit has a number of zippered pockets on the front and there is a tag on the collar of the suit specifying the type, spec no. stock no. purchase order, and manufacturer.
place: label: Place made
content: Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Tuskegee Airmen
label: Topic
content: World War II
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.43.3
objectType: label: Type
content: jump suits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton twill, metal, leather, resin, pigment
label: Dimensions
content: On Form: 62 x 26 x 12 1/2 in. (157.5 x 66 x 31.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Collar to Ankle): 63 x 24 1/2 in. (160 x 62.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Inseam (Leg- Ankle to Crotch): 31 in. (78.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (Shoulder Width): 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Inseam (Arm- Shoulder to Wrist): 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm)