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Lot #6353
Apollo-Era NASA-Issued 'Mustard Yellow' Flight Jacket - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton

Estimate: $600+

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Description

William E. Thornton's NASA-issued Apollo-era mustard yellow flight jacket, with his gold-stamped "Bill Thornton, MSC-Houston" leather name tag affixed with Velcro to the left breast and an embroidered NASA 'meatball' patch sewn on the right. The classic jacket features a zippered front; two angled pockets with snap closures; wool knit rib cuffs, waistband, and collar; and a zippered pocket with pen/pencil slots on the left arm. No manufacturer's tag is sewn inside. In very good to fine condition, with some minor fraying and light overall wear.

From the William E. Thornton Collection.

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