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Flight Attendant

Eastern Airlines, 1991

This is the last flight attendant uniform issued by Eastern Airlines before it went out of business.

Gift of Patricia Shatz

Display Status

This object is on display in America by Air at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

America by Air

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Uniforms: Civil

Physical Description

Olive drab wool coat; single breasted; 3 blackened bronze buttons down front; 1 upper left slash pocket; 2 lower flap pockets; tan and olive stripe on each cuff; wings left breast "Mrs. P. Shatz".

Dimensions

Clothing (On Mannequin): 66 × 40 × 17cm (2 ft. 2 in. × 1 ft. 3 3/4 in. × 6 11/16 in.)
3-D (ID Badge): 8.6 × 1.2 × 10.5cm (3 3/8 × 1/2 × 4 1/8 in.)
3-D (AFL CIO Pin): 1.7 × 1.3 × 1.2cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 1/2 in.)
3-D ('Senior' Badge): 4 × 1 × 1cm (1 9/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 in.)
3-D (Wings Pin): 6 × 1 × 2cm (2 3/8 × 3/8 × 13/16 in.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Photo): 10.2 × 12.7cm (4 × 5 in.)
3-D (Button): 0.5 × 6.4cm (3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Clothing (Flat Storage): 68.3 × 78.1 × 5.1cm (2 ft. 2 7/8 in. × 2 ft. 6 3/4 in. × 2 in.)

Materials

Wool
Polyester
Copper Alloy
Ferrous Alloy
Plastic
Paper
Ink
Adhesive
Enamel

Inventory Number

A19960395000

Credit Line

Donated by Pat Shatz

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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