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The AO heritage began in 1833 and the company grew at an exponential rate. In 1917, a record of two and one-half million glasses were furnished to the US Government for the war effort. During WWII, AO supplied the US Government with new products including gun sights, bombsights, AR glass, aviation goggles, sunglasses and precision optics for military and instrument applications. Between 1943 and 1944, a total of 5 million pairs of sunglasses were delivered to the Armed Forces.
The AO heritage began in 1833 and the company grew at an exponential rate. In 1917, a record of two and one-half million glasses were furnished to the US Government for the war effort. During WWII, AO supplied the US Government with new products including gun sights, bombsights, AR glass, aviation goggles, sunglasses and precision optics for military and instrument applications. Between 1943 and 1944, a total of 5 million pairs of sunglasses were delivered to the Armed Forces.
It was in 1958 that the Flight Goggle 58, now known as the Original Pilot Sunglasses were produced for the US Air Force, Navy and NASA Astronauts to provide pilots with maximum protection, optical performance and comfort. In fact, the Original Pilot Sunglasses were honoured to be the first ever sunglasses to land on the moon, as worn by Commander Neil Armstrong and the crew of Apollo 11 in 1969.
The AO Eyewear Original Pilot glasses have been a favourite 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.
Available in 3 basic rim colors: GOLD / BLACK / MATT SILVER
Cases are included with all sunglasses orders.
It was in 1958 that the Flight Goggle 58, now known as the Original Pilot Sunglass was produced for the US military to provide pilots with maximum protection, optical performance and comfort. In fact the Original Pilot Sunglass was honored to be the first ever sunglass to land on the moon worn by Commander Neil Armstrong and the crew of Apollo 11 in 1969. It now resides on permanent display in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.Subsequent years saw numerous collections of AO frames and sunglasses made and sold. A plethora of fascinating and mind-boggling shapes, colors, sizes, materials and designs were offered. They were the trendsetters in their own right. AO Sunvogue sunglasses could be found on the cool bikers in the 1969 movie, Easy Rider. The hotshot aviators in “Top Gun” wore aviator shaped frames as well.
| Weight | 0.3 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 15 × 14 × 5 cm |
| AO EYEWEAR | Black Rim Glasses, Gold Rim Glasses, Matt Silver Rim Glasses |
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