G-1 military flight jacket

and was featured as the leather flight jacket worn by Tom Cruise in the film Top Gun.

[5] The US Navy considered the M-422a and AN-J-3a to be equivalent and both are listed by the same stock number in the Dec 1943 Aviation Supply Office catalog.

[10] Unlike the original contracts that provided guidelines for construction, when clear manufacturer-to-manufacturer differences were seen, the current specifications go into great detail to ensure consistency across all manufacturers.

Patches include types of aircraft flown, milestones in carrier landings or total flying hours, and deployments or cruises carried out on certain ships.

Official military suppliers which also sold similar spec jackets to the public include Cockpit USA, Cooper Sportswear, Orchard M/C, Brill Bros., Schott, and Excelled.

After the success of the 1986 film Top Gun, shopping-mall leather stores carried a variety of G-1 variants.

The Jacket Specification [Implementation Date] are listed below in chronological order, then with known manufacturing companies followed by the contract number.