Vietnam Era Silk Blood Chit Leather Bi-swing back with vented underarm

Bi-swing back with vented underarm gussets

Stays pliable in wet conditions without conditioning

Polyfiber quilted lining with embroidered pilot’s escape map applique

" 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

Vietnam Era Silk Blood Chit Leather Bi-swing back with vented underarmThe Vietnam Era blood chit was issued to USAF, USN, and USMC aircrew flying over Southeast Asia the longest running blood chit program in American military history, spanning from the early 1960s through 1975. The Vietnam blood chit contains survival text in 12 languages covering the complex linguistic landscape of the theater: Vietnamese (northern and southern dialects), Khmer, Lao, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog, and others reflecting the