Researching the color of the F-94 crew member flight suits

The typical flight suit from about the mid 50s to the 60s would be a light tan, sage green, or international orange flight suit. Then the usual flight jacket (A-1 from Alpha Industries) would be sage green worn with a white silk scarf (prevented chafing). The helmet would usually be white with a green sun visor and a black oxygen mask. There were also full pressure suits as well as a "G" suit that was put on over the flight suit. These are usually sage green, or a little darker shade of green. The flight suit is basically a "jump suit" or coverall. From the late 40s into the 50s the suits and jackets worn by the Air Force were dark blue, but this was replaced by the Air Force with the green about the time the F-94s reached the squadrons. There are some specialty suits for pilots who fly aircraft like the SR 71 and the U-2. L:ook for a picture of an F-104 pilot for a full pressure suit. The F-94 was subsonic so this type of suit would not have been worn by F-94 crews. My uncle joined the Army Air Corps in 1944 and flew B-17 missions in the Pacific during WWII, and F-86 s in Korea, and for several years flew fail safe missions in B-52s and finally B-52 bombing missions in Viet Nam. He retired from the USAF after 34 years. I have numerous pieces of memorabilia from his career including flight suits and uniforms. Also note that it was not unusual to fly in a pair of uniform trousers and shirt with a flight jacket , boot, gloves etc. The temperature and atmosphere were also a factor, e.g. what one wears flying out of Florida would be different than what was worn flying out of Alaska or Greenland. Hope this helps.

Many thanks for the great reply. I'm sure my British fried will know which color to paint.

Regards,

F-100 John

John, here is another workaround. It is more visual, and can be a useful way to picture each pilot.

When I grow up, I plan to buy one of each of the Pilot kits to use the instructions as a pattern for my own tiny scale models(I build 1/72, these are 1/32 pilots).

But, for now I just go to the site, click on a pilot and enlarge the picture.

masterdetails.com/index.php

John, what your friend is looking for is closest to the Korean war pilot figure in the site pointed out by TARN. The helmet that was in use by the time the F-94 went to the squadrons had an attached visor, rather than the goggles shown on the figure. The newer helmet seen on the Viet Nam era pilot has a shield built in over the visor. This is different than the mid 50s and early 60s helmet. Also note that the Korean war figure appears to be wearing a leather jacket. This was also common. This is very common with Navy and Marine pilots. Also note the yellow Mae West  (life vest). Look up "Mae West" and you will understand why the inflatable life vest was named after her!!!