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Type B flying helmet sold for 2.700£!!!
Totally:offtopic: : NICE!!!!!! drop some pics, when you get it. -
Type B flying helmet sold for 2.700£!!!
Are we having a plan or are we having a plan:D Meet up in god ol London town - then to Duxford (of course) - from there to the south of Wales - and back to London via Kent and all the old airfields there. (lots of Spitfire Ale there too) oh well, I am rambling on....somebody stop... -
Type B flying helmet sold for 2.700£!!!
:eusa_doh: I know the feeling... -
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Type B flying helmet sold for 2.700£!!!
Most impressive collection Eyemo! Like Smithy I like the sidecot a lot. What a great piece.:eusa_clap Just give me a wink if you have too many Type B helmets;) Might even drop by your museum to pick it up myself. And would time it with Smithys arrival - so we could have a few pints too. -
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Type B flying helmet sold for 2.700£!!!
Thanks Andrew - PM under way. That's what I like so much about this forum - there's allways somebody who knows more than yourself - and there's allways somebody willing to help a fellow lounger.:eusa_clap Thank you! -
Type B flying helmet sold for 2.700£!!!
Sounds like a bloody good idear. But my google search only ended up in some highend fashion shops - do you have a link? Or are they called something more than Sefton Clothing??? -
What are you wearing today??
OK - it WAS raining some of the time...:( (But the food and the wine was delicious.lol)- Spitfire
- Post #10,692
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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WWII Crusher and Garrison Caps
Slightly :offtopic: From my own time in the forces, I remember that we - among all the other stuff - were given two fielduniforms. One new and one used - the latter for the harder work, I guesse. At the first parade about 1/3 of us stepped up in the used ones. No need to look like a... -
Wearing vintage pieces without looking too dated?
Mixing vintage and modern has several advantages. 1. You create you own style. 2. The single vintage items gets more attention - and so do you. 3. You do not look like somebody who lost his way to the filmstudio. 4. Wearing the right vintage items, at the right time, the right way - shows...- Spitfire
- Post #24
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Talk about family likeness
...and not much to smile about in those days either! Only one smile - the little kid in the middle of the picture (behind the old woman) - or is he just plain scared?:)- Spitfire
- Post #23
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Getting my US Authentic A-2-ADVICE ON DETAILS
Why don't you call them and ask?[huh]- Spitfire
- Post #70
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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WWII Crusher and Garrison Caps
:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap I like the way this thread evolved.:D ;) -
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Talk about family likeness
My guesse is between 1900 - 1915. Here is the rest of my family: Maybe somebody can date it more precisely than I am able to.- Spitfire
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What are you wearing today??
Yours truely in Rome yesterday. Including sharp sunshine.- Spitfire
- Post #10,671
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets
...and there's a picture of it here: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=43577 Smithy is right. I got ALC to make me a Irvin in the lighter fleece, they use for a "motorjacket" of some sort. (See their website) It really helped a lot - not only did it have the feel of the...- Spitfire
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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The story of a pilot
http://books.google.dk/books?id=lVMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=pilot+officer+albert+lewis&source=bl&ots=NwW63cZD-g&sig=p--L8nFDIsYidvnlMaiBts7RUlY&hl=da&ei=4tnqSrqCHI3d-QbO8IztCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=pilot%20officer%20albert%20lewis&f=false... -
Type B flying helmet sold for 2.700£!!!
Maybe we all should just stop writing and talking about flying, RAF, WWII and Battle of Britain. Then the hype would go away.lol
