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    Camel Trekking Attire

    Yayshmal (Head Rag) Good advice on the head covering, but I recommend buying it when you get there. "Picked this up in Jordan on a camel trek" sounds better than "bought this for my camel trip from Sarge's Army-Navy on Main Street." Pay attention to material--a lot of the ones they try to...
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    Eastman B-2 - RAF style (or when is a B-2 not a B-2?)

    Hat Stretching How would you have stretched it? Trog
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    Eastman B-2 - RAF style (or when is a B-2 not a B-2?)

    Too Small Received it, and it's too small! Arrgh. Great hat, though. And you did indeed get one of the last ones--they are not making them any more, as I discovered when I tried to order a larger one. Maybe I'll sell the one I have (fits 7 1/8) to partially finance a different one...
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    Duke of Windsor - at it again! Duke of Windsor plotted to regain throne

    I'd Stand With Him He's done ten weeks more service for his country in hard combat in Afghanistan than most of his critics. Perhaps, like Henry V, he is growing out of his youth. Trog
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    Eastman B-2 - RAF style (or when is a B-2 not a B-2?)

    Still Available, It Seems... Kilroy, I'm always bumping into your posts on the forum, similar interests I guess. From reading your post about this hat on the repro Irvin thread (on a day where my hair turned icy as I shoveled snow), I decided to get one. It's waiting for me at home now...
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    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    Indeed! Wonderful madness! Trog
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    Sleeve Straps--Ornamental, or Functional?

    I love this place! Thanks, Tomosso, DHermann, and Fiver! Mr. Hunter had been discussing this via PM, and our research and internet scanning yielded nothing. I've never brought a question to the lounge that hasn't quickly gotten a complete answer. This internet thing may catch on...
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    Sleeve Straps--Ornamental, or Functional?

    Another thread has gotten me wondering--have the epaulet-shaped straps on coat sleeves always just been ornaments, or did they once have an actual useful function? My Dr Who/Das Boot style leather coat has them secured by buttons, and my trench coat has them secured with a buckle. What are...
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    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    Only Here Only here would it not be weird to post about a jacket's brithday! Congratulations, and I hope you get decades more enjoyment from that! What a great jacket. Trog
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    Wested Doctor Who / Das Boot Coat

    Cuff Straps I've wondered that as well. They're on my trenchcoat sleeves as well. Trog
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    Flying boots

    WPG Version So, has anybody tried the WPG 1936 boots yet? Alternately, anybody else making them out there? Trog
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    "Doctor Who," He's Back and it's About Time!

    Cymraeg Even notice how the Tardis' translation function, which makes all spoken and written communication across the Universe understandable, is helpless when faced with Cymraeg (Welsh)? Trog
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    Update on the scar

    Great Doctors! My compliments to your surgeons. My lady has a similar nick, and it somehow enhances her beauty. I had thought that was just because who she is, but yours does the same even though I don't know you (though I get a hint at the personality from pic #1!). Your great taste in...
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    Reviews of RAF and WAAF Repro Uniforms?

    Scarce Stuff! Lots of warnings, and only a few good sites to buy from! And WPG is out of hats and 44R battledress tunics. Clearly, a rare "niche" area for reenactments. So now I'm more interested than ever! Will keep an eye out for sources, definitely interested in your tailors and...
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    Reviews of RAF and WAAF Repro Uniforms?

    Steward's Uniform? I am not familiar with the steward's uniform. What is it, and who wore it? OK, stewards obviously, but I'm not familiar with either the function of how it looks. I'm intrigued! Thanks, Trog
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    Reviews of RAF and WAAF Repro Uniforms?

    WPG Kilroy, Thanks. I've ordered a set of the battledress, at $150, it strikes me as a low-risk venture! Much less luck finding female WAAF uniforms. Where did you get your hat? It looks perfect! Trog
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    Reviews of RAF and WAAF Repro Uniforms?

    A recent purchase has me considering putting together a WWII RAF uniform, and my wife likes the idea of a companion WAAF uniform. Where are the best places to buy repro gear? How is WPG's battledress/peaked cap set? Also, are there good web resources with pictures, maybe even color...
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    Veteran's Day

    And Thank You! Thanks to you personally, Drill Sergeant HD, for your service!
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    Egypt WWII ?

    Concur The fort hasn't changed, and AT ALL COSTS avoid the aquarium! Depressing. Great seafood, though!
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    Yet Another Highwayman Advice Request

    Thanks! All of this is great info! Exactly the sort of stuff for me to ponder before ordering. I'll mull it all over, bounce my draft version off Amanda, and place the order. I'll post pics after it comes in. Thanks to all! Trog

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