Vtg 1940s WW2 British RAF "Sidcot" Flight Suit (M)
Item: British Royal Air Force "Sidcot" Flight Suit
Era: 1941
Origin: United Kingdom
Material: 100% Cotton
Color: Faded olive green
Condition: Great, features tons of awesome details such as AM "Air Ministry" zipper.
Size: M, if you're a M not taller than 1.85 its made for you.
Additional information:
You're looking at an incredible vintage 1941 pattern RAF Sidcot Flight Suit used during WW2. The name Sidcot came from Sir Sidney Cotton, an australian born inventor and aviation pioneer. He grew up partly in England and joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915. During WWI he was a combat pilot in the RAF and flew bombing missions over France & Germany. His experience with high level and low-temperature flying led Cotton in 1917 to develop the revolutionary new "Sidcot" suit, a flying suit which solved the problem pilots had in keeping warm in the cockpit. This flying suit was widely used by the RAF until the 1950s.
Measurements are listed in inches on picture 7.
Item: British Royal Air Force "Sidcot" Flight Suit
Era: 1941
Origin: United Kingdom
Material: 100% Cotton
Color: Faded olive green
Condition: Great, features tons of awesome details such as AM "Air Ministry" zipper.
Size: M, if you're a M not taller than 1.85 its made for you.
Additional information:
You're looking at an incredible vintage 1941 pattern RAF Sidcot Flight Suit used during WW2. The name Sidcot came from Sir Sidney Cotton, an australian born inventor and aviation pioneer. He grew up partly in England and joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915. During WWI he was a combat pilot in the RAF and flew bombing missions over France & Germany. His experience with high level and low-temperature flying led Cotton in 1917 to develop the revolutionary new "Sidcot" suit, a flying suit which solved the problem pilots had in keeping warm in the cockpit. This flying suit was widely used by the RAF until the 1950s.
Measurements are listed in inches on picture 7.
Original: $1,348.29
-65%$1,348.29
$471.90Description
Item: British Royal Air Force "Sidcot" Flight Suit
Era: 1941
Origin: United Kingdom
Material: 100% Cotton
Color: Faded olive green
Condition: Great, features tons of awesome details such as AM "Air Ministry" zipper.
Size: M, if you're a M not taller than 1.85 its made for you.
Additional information:
You're looking at an incredible vintage 1941 pattern RAF Sidcot Flight Suit used during WW2. The name Sidcot came from Sir Sidney Cotton, an australian born inventor and aviation pioneer. He grew up partly in England and joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915. During WWI he was a combat pilot in the RAF and flew bombing missions over France & Germany. His experience with high level and low-temperature flying led Cotton in 1917 to develop the revolutionary new "Sidcot" suit, a flying suit which solved the problem pilots had in keeping warm in the cockpit. This flying suit was widely used by the RAF until the 1950s.
Measurements are listed in inches on picture 7.
