The U.S. Armed Forces' best-kept secret now available in the consumer market.
The glasses that made American Optical famous. They’ve been a favorite of U.S. military pilots for more than 50 years. Engineered to rigid military specifications and issued to millions of U.S. soldiers, sailors, Marines, and Airmen since 1958.
Performance-tested sunglasses with classic aviator styling. Engineered to rigid military specifications and issued to millions of U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen since 1958. The rugged and sturdy structure and high quality finishing of the steel alloy frame coupled with distortion free, toughened and polished True Color® glass lens have made the AO Flight Gear® Collection the standard bearer of all fine military sunglasses. Right to the present time, the Original Pilot is still being manufactured in the AO complex in Southbridge, Massachusetts USA.
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