Object Details
- Physical Description
- United Parcel Service (UPS) Pilot's cap; brown wool cap with brown elastic band; gold wire chin strap; gold wire laurel leaves on brown felt visor; gold United Parcel Service (UPS) cap badge (one piece stamped gold wings with brown enamel UPS logo on center shield, five point star surmounts center shield, embossed gold letter text "UPS" on center shield); gold buttons on chin strap with relief of winged propeller. Plastic lining and a cow hide sweat band.
- Summary
- Captain
- United Parcel Service, 1998
- Patrice Clarke Washington wore this uniform while flying for UPS, where in 1994 she became the first African American woman to serve as a captain for a major U.S. airline.
- Gift of Patrice Clarke Washington and United Parcel Service
- Manufacturer
- Superior Uniform Cap Co.
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- America by Air
- Credit Line
- Gift of Patrice Clarke Washington
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A20010053000
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Materials
- Synthetic Fabrics (Including Felt)
- Copper Alloys
- Plastics (Possible PVC)
- Paint
- Gold Alloy Bullion
- Leather (Cow Hide)
- Paper
- Adhesive
- Ink
- Ferrous Alloy
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 28.6 × 26 × 13cm (11 1/4 × 10 1/4 × 5 1/8 in.)
- Record ID
- nasm_A20010053000
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