This warm flight jacket belonged to Chauncey Spencer. In 1939 Spencer flew with Dale White in an open-cockpit airplane from Chicago to New York to Washington, D.C. to promote racial equality in civil and military aviation. At the nation's capital, Spencer met with Harry S. Truman, then a senator from Missouri, and other political leaders to advocate an end to racial exclusion in aviation.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date
1939
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
Manufacturer
Guiterman Bros.
Physical Description
civilian flight suit
Dimensions
Clothing: 139.7 × 63.5 × 20.3cm (55 × 25 × 8 in.)
Materials
Wool, cotton, German-silver, nickel plating, steel, Sheep skin
Inventory Number
A20190299000
Credit Line
Gift of Chauncey E Spencer II
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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