Title
Leather Flight Jacket of Arnold McKechnie
Description
A brown leather flight jacket with a fur collar worn by Captain Arnold McKechnie on the USS Yorktown (CVA-10). Sewn onto the jacket are several service patched including: an aviator's nametag patch on the left breast; the Mercury Head Liberty dime patch on right chest front; Task Force 77 Korea patch on left sleeve; and the US Naval Air Station San Diego on right sleeve.
Collection
Arnold W. McKechnie Jr. Collection
Context
Captain Arnold McKechnie served as the captain of the USS Yorktown (CVA-10) in 1953. Because aircraft carrier captains must be Naval airmen, all captains will have an issued leather flight jacket.
Accession #
2014.0039
Lexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Primary Object Name
LEATHER FLIGHT JACKET
