Persian Gulf Silk Blood Chit Construction_Deerskin or carried folded inside a

or carried folded inside a G-1 or flight suit interior pocket as original aircrew carried them

and square antique-brass buckles engraved with the Cockpit logo replicate the exact construction of jackets issued around the time of the Pearl Harbor attack

Elasticized wrist cuff — secure fit without restricting hand movement

Embroidered on both sides to read the same

Horsehide front map pocket

Persian Gulf Silk Blood Chit Construction_Deerskin or carried folded inside aThe Persian Gulf blood chit was issued to coalition aircrew during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (199091) the most linguistically comprehensive blood chit ever produced, printed in 13 languages to cover the diverse civilian populations of the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and surrounding regions. The languages included Arabic in multiple dialects, Farsi, Kurdish, Turkish, and others a deliberate decision by planners who anticipated