Brown leather overall or coverall flight suit with a brown sheepskin lining and metal zip closures. Marked: 'Fl- Horst Holtenau' (the Air Force Command for Sea Planes / Aircraft Luftwaffe)
Country of Design: Germany
Country of Manufacture: Germany
Keywords: Flying, air force, military, war
Luftwaffe
Brown leather double breasted coat with matching belt and sheepskin collar. Brown rayon lining above the waist and sleeves with brown wool fleece linining the coat skirts. Brown wool rib knit cuffs inside the sleeves. Three lines of stitching around the hem and cuffs. Size 40. Black label with yellow text, worn.
Country of Design: United States
Country of Manufacture: United States
Keywords: Military, uniform, Second World War, flying, transport
United States Navy
Author: Mick J. Prodger
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Place: Atglen, PA
Dark blue leather flight jacket with detachable brown sheepskin collar. The collar attaches with eight buttons and loops around the inside neck of the jacket. It fastens centre front with a metal zip with two metal pull tabs. It has two angled waist pockets that fasten with press studs. The left sleeve has an oval patch pocket which closes with a zip, the tab has the name 'alée' etched onto it, with three smaller pockets attached. Lined in black synthetic with two vertical slit pockets to either side of the front opening, vertical zip in the lining to the left side seam (for emergency vest - missing). Front left chest pocket with large tab for rank badges.
Country of Design: France
Country of Manufacture: France
Keywords: Military uniform, air force, flying
French Air Force
This suit, made from polyester and nylon, is equipped with a hose connector that attaches to the aircraft’s anti-G system, allowing it to inflate and deflate a series of internal air bladders along the abdomen and legs. When inflated, these bladders apply pressure to the abdomen and legs, tightening the fabric around the sides and back of the legs to counteract the effects of G-forces. A manufacturer’s label with Chinese characters and a date in Western Arabic numerals is located inside the right shoulder.
Country of Design: China.
Chinese Air Force
United States Navy Marine Corps Second World War summer weight flying suit for the VMSB - 344 Marines Scout Bombing Squadron, which was inactivated in October 1944 , with "VMSB - 344" stencil on the chest and "32" on the left sleeve , and "USN" inside , complete with belt, beige brown cotton material, heavy duty talon zippers with leather pull, in size 42L (medium long).
Country of Design: United States
United States Armed Forces
