WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy – ELECTRICALLY HEATED FLIGHT JACKET – NOS – VERY RARE

You are bidding on a STUNNING and 100% ORIGINAL pre-1945 WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy Electrically Heated Flight Jacket, as used by various fighter pilots and bomber crews!This heated jacket was worn UNDER the standard 2-piece Flight Jacket and Pants. By plugging into the aircraft electrics, it heated the chest and the lungs, the back up to the kidneys, the upper arms, and finally, the upper legs. It attached to the electrics via acable in the middle of the back. Due to the lightweight design, it could be worn in conjunction with both summer and winter suits. Connections are also present for heated gloves, and shoulders.Manufactured in lightweight brown/tan cotton, this heated flight jacket liner is in SUPERB unused condition! It features buttons down the front, as well as adjustable elasticized sleeves. There is some slight wear and marks due to the age, but NO major holes or damage (one very tine hole, see photos). Both the manufacture label and ink stamps are still present, as well as the original inspection tag! Inspection tag is dated January 1941! Overall it is a BEAUTIFUL example, and still retains the main electrical connector at the rear (though the rubber has deteriorated over time). Though designed to be worn UNDER the standard flight jacket, many pilots used them as a standard outer (see last photo for reference, where I show the German variant). Nick Komiya wrote a FANTASTIC article in regards to these suits on the 'War Relics Forum', so I would suggest anyone interested to check it out. Only a HANDFUL of these are known to exist, making this example EXTREMELY RARE! The string binding the electrical cord indicates that this was never used (New Old Stock). An EXCELLENT addition to any collection or display!