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    WW2 RAF Coastal Command Hood.

    Read it Andrew !! I haven't stopped pacing the room since I got it. I must have checked my email every ten minutes.
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    WW2 RAF Coastal Command Hood.

    Many thanks Andrew for responding so quickly and for the excellent photographs which clarify another area I was uncertain of, the shape of the side panels. On my pattern I got the angle far too acute at the little cut outs, the side panels are more curved than I had thought. What I obviously...
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    WW2 RAF Coastal Command Hood.

    Jon at Ace High quickly replied to the email I sent on Ians advice and he is very positive and is keen to help. Apparently he was considerring making a CC Irvin in 2013 but first wants to get his hands on a genuine hood or borrow a complete jacket. I said I would make this information known in...
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    WW2 RAF Coastal Command Hood.

    Just sent him an email Ian. I'll let you know if I get a reply.
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    WW2 RAF Coastal Command Hood.

    Ian, just visited the site. I wasn't aware of this company, some great jackets but necessity requires I compramise and do this myself. It's taken me 70 years to finally get my hands on a genuine Irvin although I have a two fabulous repros in my ELC B3 and IRVIN. I have been led to these jackets...
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    WW2 RAF Coastal Command Hood.

    Ian I did try Aero here in the UK but didn't even get a reply although looking at their website they seem to be facing something of a management crisis and are finding it difficult to fulfill existing orders
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    WW2 RAF Coastal Command Hood.

    Thankyou John, the remaining short collar left on mine still has the original crackled and weathered yellow paint and when I have finished the hood I intend to try to match that finish.
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    WW2 RAF Coastal Command Hood.

    Many thanks Andrew, that would be really appreciated. I was already aware of your expertise in this field before I enrolled here in fact it was in the hope of your input that I joined. Since I bought the jacket I have thought a lot about how to approach the construction in fact it's become an...
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    WW2 RAF Coastal Command Hood.

    WW2 Coastal Command Irvin. Replacing a missing hood. Earlier posted on the WW2 site I have been advised to post it here so details as follows This is an appeal for help with some measurements taken from an RAF WW2 Coastal Command Irvin hood. I recently purchased a size 6 Jacket [small...
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    WW2 Coastal Command Irvin. Replacing a missing hood.

    Hi Otter and thanks for the advice which I will, of course, take.
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    WW2 Coastal Command Irvin. Replacing a missing hood.

    This is an appeal for help with some measurements taken from an RAF WW2 Coastal Command Irvin hood. I recently purchased a size 6 Jacket [small grubby label tells me that] the hood of which has been cut off leaving just the short yellow collar. Uncommon larger size but not uncommon to find the...
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