History has not been kind to the flight scarf. While several thousand unique designs were produced – and some are still being manufactured – there is little public evidence they exist, let alone, were commonly worn. Only a handful of scarves are known to appear in flight equipment displays in aviation museums. You are most likely to see a scarf, and then only sparingly, in period photographs. They appear as an enigmatic swatch of color under the collar of an otherwise drab flight suit.

Flight scarves have been a part of air force history since the dawn of aviation. Modern flight scarves are descended from the silk scarves that early aviators wore when they flew in open cockpits. Early military pilots liked them because the prevented chafing around the neck. A pilot’s head is on a swivel! During World War II and the Korean War, plain silk scarves were issued and some custom scarves were produced on a local basis, predominately in the Far East. Mass manufactured scarves became common after the Vietnam War era. At the same time, more complex design elements were introduced and scarves became increasingly popular items of unit pride and identity.

In 1974, Rama World, Inc, a California company, began producing custom scarves and further popularized their use in units around the world. This company produced the vast majority of modern flight scarves. Other manufacturers included Corporate Logos, Inc. (USA), Screen King, Inc. (USA), OAR Products (USA), Aeroemblem (USA), Sir Christopher Hatton (USA), Designs by Anthony (USA), Flight Suits Ltd/Gibson & Barnes (USA), Aero Scarf Works (USA), Loreman's (USA), Ace Novelty Company (Japan), Alec Brook (UK), Jamy Ltd (UK), Bill Brooks Squadron Supplies (UK) and Terrane Ltd (UK). There were also many unknown local manufacturers.

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