Korean War Silk Blood Chit leather motorcycle vest with miles

with miles

" AVG pilots often had the blood chit sewn directly into the back panel of their A-2 flight jacket — a practice specific to the Flying Tigers that distinguishes their blood chit from later designs carried separately in survival kits

Military Airlift Command (MAC) stamp — mid-war standardized issue

22" (56 cm)

Unlined for direct feel

Korean War Silk Blood Chit leather motorcycle vest with milesThe Korean War blood chit was issued to UN forces aircrew flying over the Korean peninsula from 1950 to 1953 a conflict where downed pilots faced a complex survival environment spanning territory controlled by North Korean, Chinese, and South Korean forces simultaneously. The blood chit addressed this directly: it displayed the flags of the United States, Great Britain, South Korea, and the United Nations, and printed survival text in English,