Question on Korean War Era flight jacket patches

Hi all,

Hoping someone with more knowledge than me can help.

I have a RM L-2b Plain Flight jacket and was thinking of purchasing an appropriate patch for the Korean War Era. The Jacket does not have the USAF patch on the sleeve.

I have started to do some reasearch on years of service and branches that used the L-2b. From what I can tell both USAF and the USN pilots wore that jacket. However, I am not sure if that the USN used the jacket in Korea.

I have seen a couple of different patches that seem to match but not sure and I am continuing to read up on it.

USN- VF192 Flying Dragons
USAF- 319th FIS

Any help or suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks

Hi pmegs,

The L-2B was an USAF only jacket. The USN didn't had nylon flight jacket at the time, only the G-1 leather jacket with fur collar. The 319th FIS patch would suit perfectly well. You need to find a repro version of the one that was worn back then, and sew it on the left chest.

What other questions do you have on the subject?

Thank you for your response.