Persian Gulf Silk Blood Chit Western 1¼” stand-up collar

1¼” stand-up collar

Adjustable belted waist straps

pocket details

motorcycle jacket historian and author of "Motorcycle Jackets - A Century of Design" published by Shiffer Books

Frames or carries alongside a G-1 or A-2 flight jacket

Persian Gulf Silk Blood Chit Western 1¼” stand-up collarThe Persian Gulf blood chit was issued to coalition aircrew during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (199091) the most linguistically comprehensive blood chit ever produced, printed in 13 languages to cover the diverse civilian populations of the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and surrounding regions. The languages included Arabic in multiple dialects, Farsi, Kurdish, Turkish, and others a deliberate decision by planners who anticipated