Naval Aviation · Vietnam Era · Z21E002I
Cockpit USA USS Forrestal
Carrier Pilot's Vietnam Flight Jacket
$38,039.00
Modeled after a real Vietnam-era pilot's G-1 — fur collar removed for warm-weather service, Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club insignia, and a hand-blocked sketch of the Forrestal CVA-59 across the back, per Cockpit. Hand-distressed goatskin, no two identical. Made in the USA.
Fit — Regular
Regular fit, numeric sizes 36–52. Full measurements in the Size Guide chart.
Naval Aviation · Vietnam Era
Cockpit USA USS Forrestal
$38,039.00
The Tonkin Gulf jacket.
Vietnam-era patches including the famous Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club insignia, per the pilot's original.
CVA-59, hand-blocked.
A sketch of the Forrestal across the bi-swing back — each jacket distressed by hand, no two identical.
Made in America.
Furless warm-weather G-1, 1950s flap pockets, patriotic lining. Sizes 36–52.
Vietnam-era patches on distressed goatskin
History, patch by patch.
Authentic patches styled after a USS Forrestal Vietnam fighter pilot's jacket — over hand-treated vintage goatskin.
The Workshop · Since 1975
The back tells it.
A hand-blocked sketch of the Forrestal CVA-59 spans the bi-swing back — museum-level detail, made to wear.
The Nation Salutes You — interior artwork
Fit
Regular fit, 36–52.
Full measurements in the Size Guide chart.
Naval Aviation
Choose your patches.
USS Forrestal
The decorated Vietnam G-1
$38,039.00
You’re looking at it
Before you fly.
What's the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club?
The famous tongue-in-cheek insignia worn by US Navy crews operating off Vietnam — reproduced here among the jacket's Vietnam-era patches, per Cockpit.
Why no fur collar?
The original pilot's jacket had the fur removed for warm-weather service — this reproduction keeps that modification.
Why does each jacket differ?
Each is distressed by hand — no two pieces are ever identical.
How does the sizing run?
Regular fit, numeric sizes 36–52 — see the Size Guide chart.
Made in USA?
Yes — made in the USA by Cockpit USA.
More decorated jackets.
Naval Aviation · The Tonkin Gulf
Off Vietnam, even the jackets
joined the yacht club.
Crews flying off the Tonkin Gulf coined their own decoration — the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club — and wore it beside their squadron patches. Cockpit USA recreates one of the most historically significant naval aviator jackets of that era: a USS Forrestal fighter pilot's G-1, fur collar removed for warm-weather service, Vietnam-era patches in place, and a hand-blocked sketch of the Forrestal CVA-59 across the bi-swing back, per Cockpit. Hand-treated vintage goatskin, distressed one jacket at a time — no two identical. 1950s-style flap pockets, knit trim, patriotic lining appliqué. Made in the USA.
Sleeve and chest patches, Vietnam-era set
The Material
Distressed by hand.
Decorated by history.
Hand-treated vintage goatskin takes the distressing individually — each jacket leaves the workshop with its own wear, the way each original left the war with its own.
The patches and the hand-blocked carrier sketch follow a real pilot's jacket, per Cockpit — decoration as documentation.
Construction
A pilot's jacket, reproduced faithfully.
Hand-blocked CVA-59 back art
The Forrestal, sketched across the bi-swing back.
Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club
The famous insignia, among Vietnam-era patches.
Furless collar
The warm-weather modification, kept.
1950s flap pockets
With pen loop; two interior snap-close pockets.
Patriotic lining appliqué
Embroidered and silk-screened, lightweight lining.
Knit cuffs + waistband
The G-1 seal at wrists and waist.
“Hand-blocked on the back: the Forrestal, CVA-59.”
The USS Forrestal Vietnam G-1 · per Cockpit USA
The Workshop · Since 1975
Museum-level,
made to wear.
Cockpit calls it museum-level authenticity with everyday wearability — the patches, the back art, and the distressing are all done by hand, jacket by jacket.
Prefer the same jacket without the decoration? The Carrier Pilot is the clean version.
Flap pocket and pen loop
The CVA-59, hand-blocked across the back
The Details
Decoration as documentation.
The hand-blocked Forrestal sketch
Collar, zip, and patch detail
Fit
Regular fit.
36 through 52.
Full garment measurements are in the Size Guide chart, taken flat. Hand-distressed hides vary slightly by nature.
Fit — Regular
Open the Size Guide for the full measurement chart before ordering.
Measurements taken with the garment laying flat.
Naval Aviation
Three decorated lineages.
What Customers Say
Questions
Before you fly.
What's the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club?
The famous tongue-in-cheek insignia adopted by US Navy crews operating off Vietnam's Tonkin Gulf — reproduced here among the jacket's Vietnam-era patch set, per Cockpit.
What's on the back?
A hand-blocked sketch of the USS Forrestal CVA-59, spanning the bi-swing back — following the real pilot's jacket this reproduction is modeled on.
Why no fur collar?
The original had its fur removed for warm-weather service — a common Vietnam-era modification this reproduction preserves.
Forrestal or Carrier Pilot?
Same furless silhouette. The Forrestal carries the full Vietnam decoration — patches and back art; the Carrier Pilot is the clean version, per Cockpit's own cross-reference.
How does the sizing run?
Regular fit, numeric sizes 36–52 — see the Size Guide chart for flat measurements.
Made in USA?
Yes — made in the USA by Cockpit USA.
