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I'll get some pics up of me wearing it soon. For the record, the measurements of this 44 are as follows:
Pit to pit - 24.5
Top sleeve/shoulder seam to the other - 19
Backside bottom of collar seam to bottom of knit - 25.5
sleeve to end of knit - 25
frontside bottom of collar to knit - 23
Mate, your jacket, your call. I would only suggest getting the patches right. No merrowed edges if possible, correct units etc.. I just yanked a Florida Naval Air Station patch off a reworked BR Superior Togs L-2A? Do the patch work right and I think you will be very content with yourself..
I was going to use it as my current patch jacket, however I decided I'm going to get a CWU 36 and use that. I have four patches so far from my career as an Army pilot and I'm sure there are more to follow.
BTW, which NAS in FL? I'm stationed at what used to be NAS Cecil Field in Jacksonville. Now we (National Guard) share it with the CG and DHS.