Original U.S. WWII US Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Patched Type A-4 Summer Flight Suit Italian Flags Brown and Mrs

Brown and Mrs

he became a civilian flight instructor

Below this is it stamped with the manufacture date of [19]42

The chin strap is still partly intact

10th Mountain Division troops were known to use these brushes to start camp fires

Original U.S. WWII US Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Patched Type A-4 Summer Flight Suit Italian Flags Brown and MrsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Flight suits were worn by pilots and crew members of the AAF for practicality, comfort, and protection from the elements. Flight suit material varied from khaki cotton and lightweight wool gabardines for summer wear, to heavy shearling lined leather for winter and high altitude wear. Since early airplanes were not pressurized cabins the crew was subjected to harsh weather elements so there were even electrical suits