Message 22705, 29 July 2006
Victory, Yes, VF-114 did fly with orange, and pretty much to get the flightsuits they had to ask around for them as they were no longer in the supply system. VF-114 did the same thing that VF-84 did when helmets were required to be 100% white reflective tape except with the orange flightsuits. VF-213 for awhile were still wearing CWU-73's. All my deployments VF-213 flew with green or tan and only wore the blue on no fly days or duty days aboard the carrier.
Spanky

Message 22695, 28 July 2006
Spanky, What about VF-114, the Fighting Aardvarks? They flew with bright orange flight suits (in accordance with their squadron color) on a regular basis (as far as I know - I have several pictures showing crews on active duty in and out of the cockpit - and I'm not talking of the 50s and 60s, when literally everyone was using them, but until their decomissioning in 1993).
Just my 2 cents though...
Cheers, Victory

Message 22689, 28 July 2006:
Sabre,
The Black "CWU-27/P" is a Flightsuits product and not an issue item. Currently for USN/USMC issue, flighsuits are Sage Green and Tan, Aircrew BDUs Woodland Camouflage and Tan which became authorized as an option for non-ejection seat crewmen in October 2005. Although the black may be made of Nomex, they shouldn't be used for flight since they are not authorized. One thing I do is check messages from NAVAIR bi-weekly if not every week since things change. Through my years of being on the carrier I have seen Red, Orange (not CWU-28), and black Nomex, but were only worn by the Squadron Duty Officer (SDO) while on duty when aboard the carrier.
Spanky

Message 22687, 28 July 2006:
Is it new BLACK cwu 27/p??
Sabre

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Pilots and deckcrew from VFA-87. The pilots are wearing black flying suits that are NOT CWU-27/P. Rather, they are produced by Flight Suits and privately owned. Photo © US Navy