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2018.68
Title
Royal Navy MKIII Foul Weather Jacket
Date(s)
- undated [1975-1990] (Creation)
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(1920-2003)
Administrative history
R.F.D. Ltd was formed in 1920 by British engineer Reginald Foster Dagnall (1888-1942), using the initials of his name. He had been involved in making airships and balloons from when he was 22 with the Willows Company, then Spence Bros. and later Airships Ltd. where he became general manager. Dagnall had experimented with inflatable boats since before the First World War and in 1932 RFD invented the first inflatable life raft. The company was based in Godalming from 1936 and expanded rapidly during the Second World War filing large numbers of patents. Dagnall died in 1942 but the company continued, selling the Godalming site in 1986 and moving manufacturing to Northern Ireland. In 2003 it merged with Beaufort (Air-Sea) Equipment Ltd to become RFD Beaufort Ltd, later acquired by Survitec Group.
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The jacket is made of dark blue waterproof nylon and comes to just below the waist with a large hood. The front of the jacket is fastened with both a zip and Velcro weather flap. It is made of two layers, with air trapped between the two designed to keep the wearer warm. The jacket has two pockets, both of which have a large Velcro flap. The hood has a large peak, and two crossing adjustment straps that can be tightened to create a tight seal against the top of the head. These straps are secured with four metal slide buckles. The face of the hood has a large foam-padded mask that goes around the face and across the mouth to keep out the wind and rain, with four holes breathing holes. Made by 'R.F.D.' [R.F.D. Ltd].
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Keywords: Royal Navy, uniform, foul weather
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Keywords: Royal Navy, uniform, foul weather
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Waterproof nylon
Colour/Print: Navy
Details: zip, velcro, hood, waterproof.
Label: Jacket Foul Weather Mark III Blue. V056-99-130-3189 Size 168/92 R.F.D.P/P SL31B/2023 2B34 12 12
Colour/Print: Navy
Details: zip, velcro, hood, waterproof.
Label: Jacket Foul Weather Mark III Blue. V056-99-130-3189 Size 168/92 R.F.D.P/P SL31B/2023 2B34 12 12
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Undercover exhibition label:
MKIII FOUL WEATHER JACKET
Royal Navy
1975-1990
This jacket’s hood features a large foam-padded mask that goes around the face and across the mouth to keep out the wind and rain. It also has a large peak and two crossing adjustment straps at the back that can be tightened to form a tight seal against the top of the head.
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Archive no. 2018.68
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- R.F.D. Ltd (Subject)