Major General Burton Spivey
1948-1959
The formal evening dress uniform was the first uniform to be adopted by the USAF. It was approved in 1948, first worn in 1949. The first type was made of a blue-black material with the new gilt buttons. In the late 1950s the button changed to silver as well as the bullion trim from gold. This uniform was not seen outside Washington, D.C. These are very scarce uniforms to find.