Jacket, Rocket Belt
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Broadway Knitting Mills
- Summary
- Manufactured by Broadway Knitting Mills, this jacket was worn by William P. "Bill" Suitor when he served as a Rocket Belt pilot for Bell Aerosystems from March 1964 to June 1970. He made many flights, including flights on the Bell No. 2 Rocket Belt in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. However, the jacket was not worn during the flights but only when Suitor first met the audience, prior to his flights.
- Suitor donated this item to the Museum in 2004.
- Credit Line
- Gift of William P. Suitor
- ca. 1964-1970
- Inventory Number
- A20060074000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
- Materials
- Cotton polyester
- Dimensions
- Clothing: 73.7 x 157.5cm (29 x 62 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20060074000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98517111d-5042-485d-9d31-045dec666a23
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